Russian Shelling Leaves 16 Dead in Eastern Ukrainian Town
- Russia attacked market in Kostyantynivka north of Donetsk
- Death toll may rise in eastern town, according to Zelenskiy
First responders at the site of a Russian attack in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, on Sept. 6.
Photographer: Ihor Klymenko/Interior Ministery of Ukraine
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia shelled a market in an eastern town, killing at least 16 people in one of the deadliest attacks against civilians in the past few months.
The shelling injured at least 31 in Kostyantynivka, a town situated some 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Russian-occupied Donetsk, according to the country’s Prosecutor General’s office on Wednesday. At least 30 shopping booths were damaged while rescue teams continued to search for more wounded in the debris.