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Russians hit invincibility centre in Chasiv Yar, civilians injured

Friday, 18 August 2023, 20:02
Russians hit invincibility centre in Chasiv Yar, civilians injured

On Friday 18 August, Russian forces shelled an invincibility centre in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast , injuring four civilians.

Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office on Facebook

Quote: "On 18 August 2023, the Russian occupation army fired at Chasiv Yar, most likely with artillery.

Russian shells hit a residential area in the city centre, near an invincibility centre, where locals usually receive humanitarian aid, charge their phones, etc.

Two women aged 73 and 76 who were on the street at the time and a 72-year-old man hospitalised with multiple shrapnel wounds were injured in the shelling.

A 67-year-old worker of the humanitarian centre is another victim of the attack. 

Details: Explosions of Russian shells caused a fire in two apartment buildings.

 

In addition, a neighbouring square was damaged, windows and doors were blown out, roofs and balconies disseminated in apartment buildings in the neighbourhood.

Under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation is being carried out in criminal proceedings on the fact of violation of laws and customs of war (Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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