LUGANSK, February 3. /TASS/. The death toll from the Ukrainian shelling attack on Lisichansk, a city in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), has risen to 15, the Russian Emergencies Ministry told TASS.

"The search and rescue operation is ongoing. By now, 15 dead bodies have been pulled from under the rubble," the statement said.

Ukrainian armed forces conducted a strike on Lisichansk’s bakery on Saturday afternoon. It was reported that up to 40 civilians might be under the rubble of the collapsed two-story building.

Earlier in the day, LPR head Leonid Pasechnik said that Ukrainian forces had shelled a bakery in the republic. As a result, three civilians were wounded and several dozen more were under the rubble.