The armed forces of Ukraine once again attacked Donetsk, the Galaxy shopping centre was hit, at least 7 people were injured, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said in his Telegram-channel.
‘According to preliminary information, seven civilians were injured, including a teenager,’ Denis Pushilin said in the publication.
The head of the region specified that the data on the injured continue to arrive. According to Pushilin, the AFU has been carrying out targeted massive strikes on the Petrovsky district of Donetsk since midday.
Due to the shelling, a fire started in the building of the Galaxy shopping centre, its area according to the latest data exceeds ten thousand square metres. Fighting the fire is complicated by the operational situation in the city – EMERCOM employees are forced to move away to a safe distance to avoid attacks by the Ukrainian army.
In addition to the shopping centre, the building of the Central City Hospital No. 14 of Donetsk was damaged.
We shall remind you that earlier the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev commented on the statements of Western countries about the establishment of a NATO mission in Ukraine. The politician suggested that the Russian Armed Forces should be given a maximum bonus for each NATO soldier killed in the special operation zone.