Residential building bombed in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region: Casualties reported
Photo: Russia dropped an air bomb on a house, there is a victim and injured (facebook.com_DSNSPOLTAVA)
Russia carried out an airstrike on a residential building in Kostiantynivka. As a result, one person was killed and three were injured, according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office.
On May 23 at 10:40 p.m., Russian forces launched an airstrike on residential areas of Kostiantynivka, dropping a FAB-250 bomb equipped with a UMPC module.
The attack killed a 47-year-old woman, and her husband sustained serious injuries.
At the time of the strike, the couple was inside their home. The husband suffered a mine-explosion injury and shrapnel wounds to his thigh and forearm.
Two women, aged 65 and 88, from a neighboring house were also hospitalized with mine-explosion injuries, shrapnel wounds, and concussions.
Six private houses, a vehicle, power lines, and gas supply were damaged.
A criminal case has been opened on suspicion of a war crime. The investigation is being conducted by the Kostiantynivka district prosecutor’s office under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Shelling of Kostiantynivka
Kostiantynivkais a city in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk region and the center of the Kostiantynivkacity community. It was occupied by Russian forces in 2014 and liberated from the occupiers on July 5, 2014, during an anti-terrorist operation conducted by the National Guard of Ukraine and military units.
Currently, the city is under constant shelling by Russian forces. For example, in April, Russia launched 10 airstrikes on Kostiantynivka, damaging critical infrastructure, including the DTEK power grid. One person was injured in that attack.
The Russian army also targeted a convoy of vehicles evacuating people from a village near Kostiantynivka. The occupiers deliberately fired at civilians, causing casualties.
