At least six civilians were killed and ten others injured in a Ukrainian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, controlled by Russian-speaking separatists since 2014, local authorities said Tuesday.
“According to preliminary data, six civilians died as a result of today’s shelling,” local mayor Alexei Kulemzin said in a message posted on the Telegram social network.
The same official denounced more than 10 attacks with multiple Grad rocket launch systems against civilian targets in the city and called on the population to remain in shelters.
For its part, the territorial defense headquarters in Donetsk reported having registered 10 injuries after the attacks. The pro-Russian authorities announced that among the fatalities is a local deputy, identified as Maria Pirogova.
This Monday, the authorities of this region of the province of Donbass (eastern Ukraine) – which along with Lugansk was annexed to Russia after referendums not recognized by Kiev and Western allies – had confirmed four deaths and seven injuries (all civilians). ), after attacks by kyiv forces.
The military offensive launched on February 24 by Russia in Ukraine has already caused the flight of more than 13 million people -more than six million internally displaced persons and more than 7.8 million to European countries-, according to the most recent data. of the UN, which catalogs this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The Russian invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the wider international community, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing them on Russia in political and economic sanctions.
The UN presented as confirmed since the start of the war 6,702 dead civilians and 10,479 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
