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title: "Third strike in 24 hours: 16 injured, residential buildings destroyed in Slavyansk after air bomb shelling"
description: "Slavyansk has been struck by Russian aviation for the third time in 24 hours. As a result of the air bomb shelling, 16 people were injured, and residential buildings and offices were destroyed. Five people were killed in the city earlier in the morning; now rescuers are clearing rubble and extinguishing fires. 💥🏚️🚑"
date: 2026-07-24T19:04:00.000Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/third-strike-in-slavyansk-16-injured-after-air-bomb-shelling
tags: [slavyansk, russia, dnipro, gsch, air-raid]
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Third strike in 24 hours: 16 injured, residential buildings destroyed in Slavyansk after air bomb shelling

![Rescuers inspect the ruins of a residential building in Sloviansk after an airstrike](https://xab.info/media/2026/07/24/tretiy-udar-po-slavyansku-raneny-16-chelovek/tretiy-udar-po-slavyansku-raneny-16-chelovek-1.webp)

Slavyansk has once again become the target of a massive strike. Within a single day, the city has been subjected to three attacks by Russian aviation. The latest, third attack occurred in the evening, resulting in new casualties and destruction in the center of the settlement.

### Three bombs and one failure

According to rescue services, Russian aviation dropped three air bombs on the city. One of the munitions failed to detonate. Deminers have already located the unexploded ordnance, removed it, and are preparing to destroy it according to established procedures to eliminate the threat to the population.

### Casualties and rescue operations

As a result of the explosions, 16 people were injured, including a child. The situation at the site of the strike was critical: people were trapped under the rubble. Rescuers carried out a complex operation to free three injured individuals. Additionally, two more civilians, including a woman with limited mobility, were evacuated from the third floor of a damaged building.

### Scale of destruction

The strike hit the city center. A five-story residential building and a two-story office building were partially destroyed. In total, 16 apartment buildings and several commercial facilities sustained damage. At the scene, rescuers have already cleared 23 tons of construction debris to ensure access to the injured and assess the damage.

The explosions triggered two fires. A passenger car and a two-story building caught fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, preventing them from spreading to neighboring structures.

### Escalation of violence in one day

This is not the first attack in the last 24 hours. Earlier in the morning, two explosions rocked Slavyansk. Then, the occupiers also dropped air bombs, resulting in damage to residential buildings, an enterprise, and a diplomatic mission. The morning strike was the bloodiest: five people were killed and nine were injured. Now, just a few hours later, the city has been struck again, indicating an unprecedented intensity of shelling.