September 2022 Donetsk attack explained

September 2022 Donetsk attack
Location:Donetsk, Ukraine
Date:September 19, 2022
Partof:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Target:Civilians of Donetsk
Type:Missile Strike, Artillery Barrage
Injuries:Unknown
Victims:13 people[1] [2]
Perpetrator:(Per Russia and DPR) Armed Forces of Ukraine[3]

The September 2022 Donetsk attack was the shelling of civilian infrastructure facilities on the Baku Commissars Square in Donetsk, as a result of which, according to Russian-backed mayor Alexey Kulemzin, 13 people were killed.

Local authorities stated that nine 150 mm shells were used, targeting Kuibishevsky District of Donetsk from a village west to the city.[4]

Course of events

Since the start of the war in Donbass in 2014, the Ukrainian city of Donetsk has been controlled by the forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, which claims control over the entire territory of the Donetsk region.[5] [6]

Victims

According to Alexey Kulemzin, 13 people became victims of the shelling, including two children. The number of wounded remains unknown. Both Russian and DPR sources blame Ukraine for the shelling.[7] There were no official comments from the Ukrainian side about the shelling.[8]

See also

References

  1. Web site: en. Shelling of Donetsk city kills 13, Russian-backed separatist mayor says. Reuters. 2022-09-19. 2022-09-19.
  2. Web site: ru. Власти Донецка заявили о гибели 13 человек в результате обстрела. Meduza.io. 2022-09-19. 2022-09-19.
  3. Web site: 13 people die during attack on Donetsk, occupiers say .
  4. Web site: en. Deadly Donetsk blasts hit separatist-run city in Ukraine. BBC. 2022-09-19. 2022-12-07.
  5. Web site: February 21, 2022 . Donetsk and Luhansk: What to know about Ukraine's rebel regions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027114039/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/21/donetsk-and-lugansk-heres-what-we-know-about-rebel-regions . 2022-10-27 . 2022-11-04 . . en.
  6. Web site: Hutchinson . Bill . Reevell . Patrick . What are the Ukraine 'separatist' regions at the crux of the Russian invasion . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104171726/https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-separatist-regions-crux-russian-invasion/story?id=83084803 . 2022-11-04 . 2022-11-04 . . en.
  7. Web site: 13 people die during attack on Donetsk, occupiers say .
  8. Web site: Kulemzin . Alexey . September 19, 2022 . Власти Донецка заявили о гибели 13 человек в результате обстрела . The authorities of Donetsk announced the death of 13 people as a result of shelling . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104172051/https://meduza.io/news/2022/09/19/vlasti-donetska-zayavili-o-gibeli-13-chelovek-v-rezultate-obstrela . 2022-11-04 . 2022-11-04 . . ru.

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