A Russian attack on Kostiantynivka, a town 25 kilometers southwest of Bakhmut on Ukraine’s eastern front, killed at least two people and injured 10 others, including children, this Saturday, a source at the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office said.
“As a result of the bombing in Kostiantynivka, two people died and ten were injured,” including “two teenagers aged 15 and 16,” the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office said in a statement on the Telegram social network.
“They were taken to the hospital,” he emphasizes.
Kostiantynivka, a city of 70,000 before the war in Ukraine, is located near the front lines in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine and is part of a zone declared conquered by the Russian army.
This city is regularly bombed by the Russian army.
The attack came on the day Ukraine’s president visited Italy for meetings with political leaders and Pope Francis. Also this Saturday, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called on EU countries to accelerate the delivery of weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces and supply large artillery ammunition to respond to Russian fire.
The German government has announced that it is preparing a new military aid plan for Ukraine, worth EUR 2.7 billion, which includes the delivery of several tanks, armored vehicles and anti-aircraft systems.
The military offensive launched by Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 has so far led to the flight of more than 14.7 million people – 6.5 million internally displaced persons and more than 8.2 million to European countries -, according to the latest data from the UN. which classifies this refugee crisis as the worst in Europe since World War II (1939-1945).
At least 18 million Ukrainians need humanitarian aid and 9.3 million need food aid and housing.
The Russian invasion was condemned by the international community at large, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and imposing political and economic sanctions on Russia.
Source: DN
