Among the wounded are four minors.
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, Russian occupation forces struck the Donetsk region. They fired from the Uragan multiple launch rocket system.
This was announced by the head of the Donetsk regional military administration Vadim Filashkin. According to him, Constantinople was under enemy fire. 13 shells hit the village territory.
“1 person was killed and 9 were wounded as a result of shelling of the Constantinople Kurakhovsky community. Among the wounded were 4 teenagers: 12, 14, 15 and 16 years old. All received the necessary medical care,” the message says.
It is noted that many houses were damaged as a result of the attack.
At the same time, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office said that the Russians shelled the village at about 16:00. According to preliminary data, the occupiers used the Uragan MLRS with a high-explosive fragmentation part against the civilian population.
“A man riding in a car was killed by the shells. Nine people were also injured of varying degrees of severity, including four children – 12 and 16-year-old brothers and boys 14 and 15 years old. At the time of the attack, the minors were playing in the street. The victims were diagnosed with abrasions, multiple shrapnel wounds and a fracture. They were taken to the hospital,” the police added.
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On Thursday, February 22, the Russian occupation army struck a thermal power plant located in one of the front-line regions. As a result of the attack, power engineers were damaged. The thermal power plant equipment was also seriously damaged.
At the same time, military expert Alexander Kovalenko warned that on the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine – February 24 – the Russians could launch a massive attack on Ukraine.
The head of the press center of the Operational Command “South” Natalya Gumenyuk also speaks about the Russian Federation’s preparation for a massive missile strike. She believes that yesterday’s missile launch from the Black Sea towards Ukraine is evidence of preparations for a massive attack by the Russian Federation.
