The death toll in Saturday’s attack by Russian forces in Lyman, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, has risen to nine, while another 12 people were injured, the head of the regional branch of the military administration, Pavlo Kirilenko, said. , Today.
“Yesterday morning [sábado], the Russians bombed Lyman. Nine people died and 12 were injured,” he wrote in Telegram, updating the previous balance, which accounted for six fatalities, and adding that in the past 24 hours Russian attacks have left one dead in Avdivka and one wounded in Zakitne, also in Donetsk province.
Local authorities reported that at 09:55 local time (07:55 in Lisbon) Russian forces fired on the center of the town of Lyman “with fragmentation ammunition from multiple Smerch launchers” and “attacked residents who were in the streets and close to commercial stores” .
Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, plunging Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
The military offensive, widely condemned in the international community, was justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security.
Source: DN
