Russian aircraft drop two bombs on Toretsk, killing 3 and injuring 6 – photo
Russian occupation forces have dropped two bombs on the city of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, killing three civilians and injuring another six.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office
Details: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported that the Russian forces carried out two airstrikes on Toretsk at 12:00 on 21 December. The type of munitions used is being determined.
The Russians hit civilian infrastructure facilities. Three men – aged 41, 42 and 45 – were killed, another six sustained injuries of varying degrees of severity.
The five civilians who sustained injuries worked at two different firms and were aged between 33 and 54. They were hospitalised and are receiving medical treatment.
A pre-trial investigation was initiated in criminal proceedings over violations of the laws and customs of war.
Updated: Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine’s Interior Minister, has clarified that the Russians have attacked Toretsk mines in Donetsk Oblast with airstrikes.
Quote: "Two bombs hit the premises of one of the mines in Toretsk. One person was killed, and two others were injured. The enterprise is without electricity. There were 32 miners underground; they had been brought to the surface.
Two more bombs hit the territory of another mine. Two people were killed, and three were injured. The strikes damaged administrative buildings and equipment."
Update at 18:07: The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that preliminary information indicates that a total of six people were injured and three people were killed in the attacks.
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