Russian troops have fired on a column of refugees heading from Mariupol: there are dead and wounded

Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 16:32

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.