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Russians shell Konstiantynivka with cluster shells, teenager wounded

Sunday, 30 July 2023, 21:59
Russians shell Konstiantynivka with cluster shells, teenager wounded
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SHELLING OF KOSTIANTYNIVKA IN THE EVENING OF 30 JULY. PHOTO BY THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

On Sunday evening, Russians fired cluster shells at Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, injuring three local residents, including a 13-year-old boy.

Source: Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office

Quote: "On 30 July 2023, at 19:23, Russian invaders once again shelled the city of Kostiantynivka. This time, the Russian army hit the private sector, probably with cluster shells from Smerch MLRS [multiple launch rocket systems].

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During the attack, a 13-year-old boy who was grazing cattle in a pasture with his grandfather sustained multiple shrapnel wounds.

A 44-year-old man was wounded by shell pieces near the cemetery, and a 68-year-old local resident received blast injuries in her own yard.

In addition, private residential buildings were damaged."

Background: Earlier, one man was killed in the Russian shelling of the Kostiantynivka hromada in Donetsk Oblast on Sunday; two more residents were injured (a hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.).

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