UKRAINE, IZIUM, Oct. 30 — During the search and rescue operation in Izium in the aftermath of Russian bombardment on Oct. 29, first responders pulled out five dead people from under the rubble of a severely damaged apartment building, reported the Izium city military administration. 

“To pay respects to those who were killed in this enemy’s terrorist attack, the city’s administration announces a day of mourning on Oct. 31,” local authorities say. 

Izium is a city in southern Kharkiv oblast, a once-occupied, important logistics hub connecting Kharkiv oblast to Donetsk oblast. On Oct. 29, Russian forces launched three glide bombs on Izium, hitting an apartment building and injuring at least 14 people. A glide bomb hit a five-story building, damaging all five floors. Doctors hospitalized at least seven people who were injured in the Russian attack. 

On Sep. 14, merely a month ago, Russian forces also launched a glide bomb attack on the city. Back then, Russians killed a 26-year-old man and injured 14 people, including four children. 

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