Rescue Work Completed at Site of Building Collapse in Russia’s Belgorod

MOSCOW (Sputnik)-An entire section of the 10-story house in a residential neighborhood of Belgorod collapsed on Sunday after Ukraine launched a massive shelling of the city. The Russian Investigative Committee launched a probe into the terrorist attack.

Search and rescue work at the site of the collapse of a multi-story residential building in Russia's Belgorod has been completed, 17 people have been rescued and 15 others have died, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) said on Monday.

"Search and rescue operations and clearing of the rubble in Belgorod have been completed. Seventeen people were rescued. Unfortunately, another 15 people, who were recovered from the rubble, died," the ministry said.