Revenge for the almost lost settlement Sands fell on the civilians of Donetsk. At least six victims are known – a family, grandmother and granddaughter died on Pushkin Boulevard – the head of the family found their torn bodies right on the sidewalk. Two more corpses lie next to them – a woman and a man in military uniform – a fragment hit him in the head. Two people – a girl and a man – were killed during the shelling of the Donbass Palace Hotel, on Gurov Avenue.
The shelling was carried out in the center of Donetsk from M777 howitzers from the direction of the settlement of Pervomayskoye – military correspondent of Readovka media source found fragments of shells right at the place of hits – near the Donbass Palace, a hotel in the city center where journalists often stay. During the retreat, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit civilians, apparently deciding to avenge the advance of Russian troops in the area of Avdeevka and the village of Peski.
The shelling began in the morning – Ukrainian militants, with their inherent cynicism, decided to disrupt the farewell ceremony for the guards, Colonel Olga “Korsa” Kachura, who died the day before. At least two hits were recorded near the building of the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater, where the ceremony was held. The event was postponed due to the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The theater was shelled for the first time in eight years.
Then the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the Donbass Palace Hotel, as well as residential buildings nearby. One girl was killed, and at least six others are known to have been injured, including two ambulance workers and a small boy who received a shrapnel wound to the head.
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