2024 Donetsk attack
Shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine
| 2024 Donetsk attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
 Skyline of Donetsk city centre, 2011 | |
| Location | Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Date | 21 January 2024 10:20 (UTC+3) |
| Target | Civilians in Donetsk |
Attack type | Missile |
| Deaths | 27[1] |
| Injured | 25[1] |
| Perpetrator | Unknown |
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The shelling of Donetsk was an attack that occurred on 21 January 2024, during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Artillery shells hit a market in the Donetsk, killing at least 27 people.[1] Russia accuses Ukraine of launching the strike; Ukraine denies the attack. According to media reports, the shelling was the bloodiest for Donetsk since 2014.
The course of events
On the morning of January 21, the DPR authorities reported massive shelling of Donetsk. The head of the Russian administration of the city, Alexey Kulemzin, urged residents of Kirovskyi District, where the affected Mercury market is located, not to leave shelters at about 10:20 Moscow time.[2]
Less than 15 minutes later, Kulemzin reported that there were casualties as a result of the shelling of Kirovskyi District. According to Radio Liberty, the Tekstilshchik microdistrict, where the Mercury city market is located, was affected.[2]
According to the mayor of the Russian authorities, Alexei Kulemzin, 28 people were killed and 25 others were injured. The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin noted that the market was hit at a time when there were many people there. According to him, the strike was carried out by the Ukrainian side from barrel artillery from the Kurakhovsky and Krasnogorovsky directions.[2]
Reaction
Russia
According to the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, the blow was struck by the Ukrainian side from barrel artillery from the Kurakhovsky and Krasnogorovsky directions.[2] The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the strike as a terrorist attack directed against civilians. The ministry called the strike a "barbaric terrorist act against the civilian population of Russia".
Ukraine
At first, the Ukrainian side did not comment on the incident in any way, and then representatives of the Ukrainian group of troops "Tavria" declared their non-involvement in this shelling.[3]
The UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he "strongly condemns all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, including today’s shelling of the city of Donetsk in Ukraine".[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Ukraine's Military Denies Shelling of Donetsk Market that Killed 27 People". Kyiv Post. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Tarasova, Darya; Rebane, Teele; Gigova, Radina; Butenko, Victoria; Pennington, Josh; Carey, Andrew; Kostenko, Maria (21 January 2024). "Moscow blames Ukraine for strikes that killed at least 28 in Russian-controlled Donetsk; Kyiv denies attack". CNN. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "1 killed, 1 injured in Russian rocket strike on Donetsk Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 21 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
