At least two people were killed and four others wounded in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces on the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, a pro-Russian local official said on Monday.
The pro-Russian mayor of Donetsk, Oleksi Kulemzin, said through the Telegram social network that the Ukrainian attack hit a pharmacy, a distillery, a residential building and a shopping center, which were completely destroyed.
In his post, Kulemzin shared images of one of the buildings allegedly hit by the attack.
The Russian news agency TASS admits the number of victims could rise as they search through the rubble.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine has so far caused the flight of more than 14 million people -6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 7.9 million to European countries-, according to the The latest data from the UN, which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
Right now, 17.7 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and shelter.
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 beginning of the war 6,952 dead civilians and 11,144 wounded, stressing that these figures are far below the real ones.
Source: TSF
