In this phto taken on May 13, 2022, people walk past part of a rocket that sits wedged in the ground in Lysychansk, Luhansk region. (PHOTO / AP)

MOSCOW - The number of fatalities following the Ukrainian strike on a bakery in the Lugansk region has risen to 28 people, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said Sunday.

"Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations have rescued 10 people. Unfortunately, 28 people, including one child, died," it said in a Telegram post.

According to the ministry, the search-and-rescue operation at the collapsed bakery was still underway.

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A bakery in the city of Lysychansk in the Lugansk region was reportedly shelled Saturday by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result, the two-story bakery building collapsed.