Monitoring Desk
KYIV: Three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded following a Russian strike on the city of Konstantynivka in eastern Ukraine, the local governor said on Saturday.
“The Russians fired at a residential area, damaged four multi-story buildings, a hotel, civilian cars, and garages,” Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on social media.
“At least three civilians were killed, and at least two were injured,” he said.
Later in the day, the governor gave an updated toll of 14 injured people.
The governor said rescue workers and police were at the scene, “assisting people and carefully documenting yet another crime by the Russian forces on our land.”
Russian strike targets residential apartment in Konstantynivka city
Images posted on Kyrylenko’s Telegram account showed residential apartment buildings with blown-out windows and debris scattered around the charred remains of a car.
According to Ukraine’s defence ministry, Russia attacked Konstantynivka with multiple rocket launcher strikes.
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Nearly a year into its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is seeking to seize control of the entire Donetsk region. Moscow has already declared Donetsk a part of Russia.
Ukraine said this week that Russian forces had stepped up their attacks in eastern Ukraine, particularly on Bakhmut and Vugledar. On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the front situation was “extremely deteriorated,” particularly in the Donetsk region.
