On the morning of July 14, several explosions rang out in Vinnytsia. The head of the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration, Serhiy Borzov, confirmed the attacks on the city:
"We have an arrival in Vinnytsia. There are dead and wounded. The quantity is being specified. 4 Russian rockets shot down air defense forces over the region."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi reacted to the shelling of the center of Vinnytsia by Russian troops.
"Every day, Russia destroys the civilian population, kills Ukrainian children, directs rockets at civilian objects. Where there is nothing military. What is an open terrorist act? Inhumans A killer country. A terrorist country", — the president wrote in his Telegram channels.
According to the National Police, three rockets hit the office building. The Officers' House and nearby residential buildings were also damaged by the blows.
A fire broke out at the landing site, the fire spread to the parking lot, where at least 50 cars caught fire.
According to Anton Herashchenko, the adviser of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the rocket exploded near the recently renovated maternity hospital.
The Yuvileyny business center and the car park next to it are currently on fire. Firefighters and rescuers are working on the spot.
So far, it is known that more than 20 people have died, including three children. It is also known about at least 90 wounded, about fifty of them in serious condition.
