Russian troops have fired on a column of refugees heading from Mariupol: there are dead and wounded
ALONA MAZURENKO - WEDNESDAY, 16 MARCH 2022, 17:32
Russian occupation forces have struck a convoy of refugees heading from Mariupol. 5 wounded were reported, including children in serious condition.
Source: Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, General Staff
Direct speech: "On 16 March, at 4 pm in the area of Stepnohirsk, a convoy of civilians moving along the highway towards Zaporizhzhia was fired upon by the heavy artillery of Russian occupation forces...
We are aware of about 5 wounded, including one child in a serious condition."
Details: The injured child is being operated on with the remote involvement of specialists from Okhmatdyt, a major children's hospital in Ukraine.
A fire broke out in the field along the route as a result of the shelling.
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported no information about the dead, while the General Staff states there are casualties, but does not report on the dead.
