Russia strikes Slovyansk with MLRS, 5 people injured – official

Russian forces struck Slovyansk at 13:50 on Tuesday, April 21, head of the Slovyansk City Military Administration Vadym Lyakh reported.

"Rounds from a multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) hit the road surface in the central part of the city. Preliminarily, five people were injured," Lyakh wrote on Facebook.

As reported, this is the second strike on the city during the day: on the morning of April 21, Russia struck Slovyansk with a 1.5-ton aerial bomb, injuring three people.