Missile Attack on Market Square in Donetsk: At Least 25 Dead, 20 Wounded
At least 25 people were killed and 20 injured in a missile attack on a marketplace in Donetsk, Ukraine. Missiles allegedly fired by Russia hit the suburb of Tekstilshchik on Sunday morning.
January 21, 2024, Donetsk – A fierce missile attack on a marketplace in Donetsk, Ukraine, killed at least 25 people and wounded 20 others. This tragic incident in the Russian-occupied region has once again highlighted the brutal face of war.
The incident took place on Sunday morning in the suburb of Tekstilshchik. Russian-appointed authorities in Donetsk claim that the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian army. However, these claims could not be confirmed by independent sources. The head of the Donetsk administration, Denis Pushilin, said that the ammunition used in the attack was 155 mm and 152 mm caliber artillery shells, fired from the western direction of Kurakhove and Krasnohorivka.
This incident demonstrates the devastating effects of war, not only on the military fronts but also in civilian areas. This atrocity, which took place on a quiet Sunday morning, is yet another reminder of the deep and tragic effects of war on people.
In Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, normal life is disrupted due to the ongoing clashes and security problems. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described former US President Donald Trump’s claims that he could stop the war between Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours as “very dangerous” and invited Trump to Kiev.
Meanwhile, the head of the United Nations atomic energy agency has warned that mines have again been laid at Zaporizhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. This indicates that the war poses a potential threat to nuclear facilities in the region.
In southern Russia, near the Ukrainian border, an explosion occurred when a drone struck a gas pipeline on the outskirts of the city of Belgorod. Russia claims that this attack was also carried out by Ukraine.
Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in largely fixed positions throughout the winter along the nearly 1,500-kilometer front. Russia’s latest offensives show that Ukraine is trying to find defense gaps by using a large number of missiles of various types to saturate its air defense systems.
This latest attack in Donetsk once again highlights the devastating effects of the war on civil society and the instability in the region. This tragic incident calls on the international community to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in the region and find solutions.
