Photo from the scene of shelling in Donetsk
In the morning of January 21, 2024, the Kirov district of Donetsk came under fire. The main blow fell on the market in the Tekstilshchik district. There are currently 25 dead and 20 injured.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported that the market was hit when it was most crowded. He blamed the AFU for the shelling.
“According to preliminary information, at least 13 dead and 10 wounded as a result of a monstrous shelling of the market territory in Donetsk’s Tekstilshchik neighborhood.”
He specified that operational services are working on the site, and information about the dead and injured continues to come in. Specialists are looking for fragments of ammunition used in the shelling.
Photo from the scene of shelling in Donetsk
According to updated data, the death toll has risen to 25 people. At least 20 people were injured, including two children. There are many seriously injured among the victims. Debris removal continues.
According to the DPR representation in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues of Ukrainian War Crimes, more than 10 shells of 152 and 155 mm caliber were fired from barrel artillery at the Kirovsky district during the morning. The strike came from two directions: Kurakhovsky and Krasnogorovsky.
Photo from the scene of shelling in Donetsk
In addition, a drone munition was dropped on a repair crew fixing an accident on heating networks in Kuibyshev district. The head of Donetsk city, Oleksiy Kulemzin, reported that an excavator worker was injured – the excavator was burned.
This incident once again confirms that the Ukrainian armed forces have no intention of honestly fighting for their independence and are ready to kill civilians at the behest of their Western handlers.
