Russian artillery strikes Donetsk region, hitting house and injuring teenager
Russian artillery strikes Donetsk region, hitting a house and injuring a teenager (Getty Images)
Russians shelled the city of Hirnyk in the Donetsk region on the morning of January 3. Occupying forces targeted the city with artillery, hitting a residential building and injuring a teenager, according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office.
"At 07:30 AM, Russian forces launched artillery strikes on the city of Hirnyk. One of the shells hit a private house with a mother and her underage son in it. The 16-year-old teenager sustained bodily injuries," the authorities reported.
The boy was urgently hospitalized, where doctors diagnosed him with mine-explosive and cranial-cerebral injuries, concussion, and leg bruises. Private residential and farm buildings were also damaged by the explosions.
Consequences of the shelling of Hirnyk, Donetsk region, on January 3 (t.me/Donetsk_obl_prokuratura)
Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office, a pre-trial investigation is underway in a criminal case regarding the violation of laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Shelling of the Donetsk region
Russian forces consistently shell cities in the Donetsk region. In particular, on January 2, the Russian army shelled two villages in the region, resulting in the death of two people. On January 1, occupiers targeted Avdiivka in the Donetsk region with artillery, leading to the death of a woman in the hostile attack.
