A U.S. citizen was killed in Ukraine on Thursday following reports of a “heavy artillery attack” from Russian forces, the State Department confirmed.
“We can confirm the death of a U.S. citizen in Ukraine on March 17,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Yahoo News. “We offer our sincerest condolences to the family on their loss. Out of respect to the family during this difficult time, we have no further comment.”earlier Thursday that multiple people, including an American, were injured or killed by shelling from Russian troops.
“Today, the occupiers once again carried out heavy artillery attacks on unarmed civilians. There are dead and wounded people,” the police post, translated to English, read. “Among the dead - a US citizen.” A man covers a dead body after a residential building was hit by Russian forces in Chernihiv, Ukraine, on March 17, 2022. , which is roughly 90 miles north of capital Kyiv. "We are suffering heavy losses — 53 citizens were killed yesterday," said the regional governor, Viacheslav Chaus.of a destroyed residential building, which authorities searched following Russian shelling.Thursday marks the second U.S.
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