Ukrainian Armed Forces deny Russian accusations of shelling Donetsk
Ukraine's Armed Forces have denied Russian accusations of shelling the temporarily occupied Donetsk on January 21, according to the Joint Press Center of the Tavria Defense Forces.
"Russians are spreading information about a strike on the market in Donetsk. We responsibly declare that the forces subordinate to the Tavria military unit did not engage in combat operations in this case," the statement said.
The military emphasized that the Russians would have to answer for the lives taken.
"Donetsk is Ukraine! Russia will have to answer for the lives of Ukrainians taken," the statement said.
Shelling of Donetsk
On January 21, a market in the Tekstylnyk neighborhood in temporarily occupied Donetsk was shelled. According to the occupiers, the shelling killed 25 people and injured 20 others.
At the same time, the Russian invaders accused the Ukrainian military of shelling the market in Donetsk.