01:12The aftermath of reported shelling at Donetsk market was seen on Wednesday, with bloodstains and the bodies of victims seen on the ground, as well as destroyed vehicles. Footage also shows huge piles of debris and destroyed market stalls.
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin claimed that three civilians had been killed and five others wounded in the attack on the Kirovsky district.
"As a result of the enemy's use of 155-millimetre calibre artillery on the territory of the Sokol market (Tekstilshchik microdistrict), two men and a woman were killed, and according to preliminary information five other people were wounded," he said. The DPR leader added that Donetsk had been subjected to nine attacks during the day.
At the time of publication, the Ukrainian side had not commented on the reported attacks on Kirovsky. Kiev has previously strongly denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
The DPR is one of four regions, also including the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic), Kherson and Zaporozhye, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow to join the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
Bloodstains, bodies on ground as DPR head reports three killed in Donetsk market shelling *DISTRESSING*
The aftermath of reported shelling at Donetsk market was seen on Wednesday, with bloodstains and the bodies of victims seen on the ground, as well as destroyed vehicles. Footage also shows huge piles of debris and destroyed market stalls.
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin claimed that three civilians had been killed and five others wounded in the attack on the Kirovsky district.
"As a result of the enemy's use of 155-millimetre calibre artillery on the territory of the Sokol market (Tekstilshchik microdistrict), two men and a woman were killed, and according to preliminary information five other people were wounded," he said. The DPR leader added that Donetsk had been subjected to nine attacks during the day.
At the time of publication, the Ukrainian side had not commented on the reported attacks on Kirovsky. Kiev has previously strongly denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
The DPR is one of four regions, also including the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic), Kherson and Zaporozhye, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow to join the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.
The aftermath of reported shelling at Donetsk market was seen on Wednesday, with bloodstains and the bodies of victims seen on the ground, as well as destroyed vehicles. Footage also shows huge piles of debris and destroyed market stalls.
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin claimed that three civilians had been killed and five others wounded in the attack on the Kirovsky district.
"As a result of the enemy's use of 155-millimetre calibre artillery on the territory of the Sokol market (Tekstilshchik microdistrict), two men and a woman were killed, and according to preliminary information five other people were wounded," he said. The DPR leader added that Donetsk had been subjected to nine attacks during the day.
At the time of publication, the Ukrainian side had not commented on the reported attacks on Kirovsky. Kiev has previously strongly denied targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure during the ongoing conflict with Russia.
The DPR is one of four regions, also including the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic), Kherson and Zaporozhye, that President Vladimir Putin agreed to allow to join the Russian Federation, signing accession documents in September 2022.
According to Moscow, it followed referenda in which people living in those areas exercised their right to self-determination and requested to join Russia.
Ukraine and its international allies condemned the move, calling it an annexation of Kiev’s sovereign territory.