Israeli side reports 23 Ukrainian citizens killed in Hamas attack

19:46, 18.10.2023 1 min read

 Twenty-three citizens of Ukraine died as a result of an attack by Hamas fighters on the State of Israel, said Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Mykhailo Brodsky.

“According to updated data, 23 Ukrainian citizens died as a result of terrorist attacks. In terms of the number of dead foreign citizens, Ukraine is in the second place (after the United States),” the ambassador wrote on the Telegram channel.

As spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oleh Nikolenko said in a comment to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has currently verified 13 dead and six missing Ukrainian citizens in Israel.