April 2023 Sloviansk airstrike
14 April 2023 missile strike during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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On 14 April 2023, on Eastern Orthodox Christian Good Friday, a Russian missile strike struck residential buildings in Sloviansk, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4][1] 15 civilians were killed and 24 were injured.[2] 34 apartment buildings, administrative buildings, and shops were damaged in the blasts.[3]
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| April 2023 Sloviansk airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Part of Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
Firefighters and rescue workers on a residential building in Sloviansk after the Russian airstrike | |
| Location | 48°51′12″N 37°37′30″E Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Date | 14 April 2023 18:00 hrs[1] |
| Deaths | 15[2] |
| Injured | 24[2] |
| Perpetrators |  Russia |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack, noting that it shows Russia's cruelty since it was carried out during the religious holiday of Easter.[3]