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In Kostyantynivka, Donetsk region, a search and rescue operation was completed at the site of enemy shelling. The number of victims and victims increased.
This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko, in Telegram.
“The search and rescue operation in Kostyantynivka has been completed. As of 18:00, as a result of Russian shelling, 17 people were killed and 32 were injured.” he wrote.
We will remind, on the afternoon of September 6, the occupiers shelled Kostyantynivka – they targeted one of the markets in the center of the city.
As a result of the projectiles hitting the trade pavilions, a fire broke out. It was known that 16 people died, and 31 people were injured of various degrees of severity.
20 shops, power lines, an administrative building and the 5th floor of a residential building were also damaged. Passenger cars and 8 shopping facilities were completely burnt.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched in criminal proceedings for violating the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
President Volodymyr Zelenskyi reacted to the Russian strike on Kostyantynivka and posted a video of the moment of the strike.
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Source: Attack on Kostyantynivka: the final data on victims and wounded have been named