Mourning was declared in Vinnytsia and the region for tomorrow, July 15.
The Vinnytsia City Council reported this.
Rescue efforts are ongoing at the site of the missile strikes, where more than 20 people were killed and several dozen injured. Several blocks are cordoned off by police and tram traffic on three routes has been stopped.
As of 5 p.m., the bodies of 22 killed had been found. It was possible to identify 6 of them. Identifying others may require DNA expertise. Police are urging direct relatives of the missing to get in touch and provide biological samples.
Currently, 39 people are missing. One of them has already been found among the killed.
The area where the tragedy occurred was blocked by police. There they collect evidence of a war crime and protect the surviving premises from looters.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, as a result of the Russian strike on the center of Vinnytsia on Thursday, 20 killed were known, including three children. About 90 more people turned to medical institutions for help, about fifty of them in serious condition.
As of 2 p.m., a specialized police line received 15 reports of missing citizens who were in the area of the hits of enemy missiles in Vinnytsia.
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