Multiple Russian strikes kill at least two in Ukrainian city of Sloviansk - officials

Firefighters spray water onto fire at the market after shelling, as Russia?s attack on Ukraine continues, in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces struck a market and a residential area in the city of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least two people and injuring seven, according to officials.

A Reuters reporter on the scene saw yellow smoke billowing up from an auto supplies shop at the market, and flames engulfed rows of market stalls as firefighters tried to extinguish the blaze.