Kyiv: At least 25 people were killed, including three children, and 73 others were injured after Russian forces carried out heavy shelling on the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs stated on Wednesday.

According to the ministry, at least 45 units of equipment, including robotic systems, were deployed to work through the rubble searching for survivors.

"Ternopil. 25 killed as a result of the Russian shelling of the city. Among the dead are 3 children. 73 people were injured. Emergency response units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the National Police of Ukraine are working at the scene. 45 units of equipment have been deployed, including robotic ones," the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a post on X.

The shelling took place over

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