16 killed, 37 injured in Russian strike on market in Kostyantynivka

This information comes from the Donetsk Regional State Administration.

The message reports that on September 6, in Kostyantynivka, there were four additional people wounded due to shelling.

Previously, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had shared information about the number of wounded.

Now, after examining the bodies, it has been confirmed that 16 people lost their lives in the Kostyantynivka attack. The total number of victims is 33, which is an update from the earlier report of 17 deceased and 32 injured.

Law enforcement authorities have successfully identified nearly all the deceased individuals.

However, there is one man whose identity remains unknown. Therefore, the Ministry of Internal Affairs is requesting anyone with relatives or acquaintances who might have been present during the enemy attack to get in touch with the National Police units.

On September 6, the Office of the Prosecutor General informed about the attack.

They confirmed the attack on the market in the center of the city and said that the shelling caused a fire in the trade pavilions.

 As of 6 p.m.,the search and rescue operation was completed, 17 people were killed and 32 others were wounded in the attack.

In addition, according to preliminary data, the Russian attack damaged 20 shops, power lines, an administrative building and the 5th floor of a residential building. Passenger cars and 8 commercial buildings were burnt to the ground.

According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, the shelling resulted in 44 casualties: 16 were killed and 28 injured. A rescuer is among the victims.  

As of 16:00, the State Emergency Service and police are conducting a search and rescue operation. The rubble is being cleared. Police paramedics and doctors are providing medical care to the injured. 

In addition, firefighters extinguished a 300-square-meter fire. About 30 trade pavilions were damaged.

Earlier, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on the shelling of Donetsk region on Telegram. 

He said that Russians had attacked a local market in Kostiantynivka with artillery. As a result of the strike, 16 people have been killed and many wounded.

"An ordinary market. Shops. A pharmacy. People who did nothing wrong. Many wounded. Unfortunately, the number of dead and injured may still increase. When someone in the world still tries to deal with something Russian, it means turning a blind eye to reality. The audacity of evil. The audacity of meanness. Full-scale inhumanity," Zelenskyy emphasized.

The President published a video from the scene of the shelling

Later, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that a child was among those killed in the attack on Kostyantynivka. In addition, the Russians wounded at least 20 people.

According to him, all services are working at the site of the shelling. The fire has been localized.

"Russian troops are terrorists who will not be forgiven and will not be given peace. There will be a just retribution for everything," Shmyhal wrote.

The day before, Radio Liberty correspondents reported on the shelling of the town.

Local media note that the central market of the city came under Russian attack.

The telegram channel "Typical Konstantinovka" publishes alleged footage of a hit in a crowded place.

• On the evening of July 24, the invaders also shelled Kostyantynivka in Donetsk region with cluster munitions, killing 2 people (including a 10-year-old boy) and injuring 7 children and adults.

• Later, as a result of this Russian shelling, a girl born in 2011, who had been wounded the day before, died in hospital.