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Ukraine says five of its nationals killed in Iranian missile strike on Bat Yam building; diplomats coordinating repatriation of the bodies
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Five Ukrainian nationals were killed in the early morning Iranian missile strike on a Bat Yam apartment building that took the lives of seven people and wounded over 100 more, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says, in a statement quoted by Ukrainian international broadcaster Ukrinform.
“As per tentative reports from the Embassy of Ukraine in Israel…five Ukrainian nationals were killed, including three children,” says the report.
The victims’ bodies are currently being identified, and Ukrainian diplomats are in close communication with the Israeli police and other agencies to finish the identification process and arrange the repatriation of the bodies, the report says.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry could not immediately share any additional information.
The Times of Israel Community.