Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Russia's Bryansk rises to 7: governor / Photo: Andrey BORODULIN - AFP
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Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Russia's Bryansk rises to 7: governor
The death toll from a Ukrainian missile strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk rose to seven people on Wednesday, the region's governor said.
Ukraine fired at least seven, British-designed Storm Shadow missiles at Bryansk late Tuesday, according to Russian authorities.
The Ukrainian army said it struck a microelectronics factory that produced parts for the Russian military.
AFP reporters who visited the scene on Wednesday saw the windows of a supermarket blown out, as well as damage to the facade of an apartment building.
"The death toll from this inhumane terrorist attack has risen to seven," governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said on Telegram.
More than two dozen people were in hospital following the strike, he said in an earlier post.
The Russian foreign ministry described the strike as a "monstrous crime against the peaceful population".
"Obviously, the launch of these missiles would have been impossible without British specialists," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack "a completely justified response to the aggressor".
Russia has targeted Ukraine with near-daily drone and missile salvos since launching its full-scale assault on the country in February 2022.
Ukraine often fires drones at Russian border regions, but missile strikes are far less common.
A resident of one apartment building near the scene of the attack told AFP that she had heard a "huge noise" that shook her flat and blew out her windows.
V.Dantas--PC
