Tuesday September 10, 2024

4 killed, 24 injured in Russian strike on shopping mall in Donetsk

Published : 10 Aug 2024, 02:41

  DF News Desk
Firefighters extinguish fire at a damaged building hit by shelling in Donetsk, Dec. 19, 2023. File Photo: Xinhua by Victor.

At least four people were killed and 24 others injured in a Russian strike on a shopping mall in the Donetsk region on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, reported Xinhua.

Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post that a search and rescue operation is underway at the site in the town of Kostyantynivka.

The Russian forces struck the mall during an attack on the town with barrel artillery, said regional governor Vadym Filashkin.

Police, rescuers and medics are working at the site of the attack, Filashkin added.