General staff denounces invading army launched up to 80 rockets on residential areas of Dnipropetrovsk while neighbors slept
A new bombardment by the Russian army on Wednesday caused the deaths of 13 people in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where clashes with Ukrainian forces continue conquests in Donbas territory. The rockets fell in the Nikopol and Marganets neighborhoods in the middle of the night when neighbors were asleep, which explains the number of casualties. Ten of them died on the spot and two others died in hospital, where a dozen people have also been admitted for injuries sustained in the attack. Seven are in serious condition.
The Ukrainian General Staff has reported that the Russians launched the offensive from Hradiv, a town about 25 kilometers away over which they have absolute control, although President Zelensky’s cabinet does not rule out the possibility that the batteries installed by the occupiers in Zaporizhzhya had been used. . In all, they launched 80 Grad rockets into residential areas, according to the same source, who condemned the invaders’ action of “striking deliberately and covertly when people were sleeping in their homes.” Until now, the region has been relatively safe, despite the fact that Marganets is located in front of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant (only the Dnipro River separates them), now placed at the epicenter of international attention because of the attacks and counter-attacks carried out by Russians and Ukrainians (the first to keep their domain and the last to get it back) and that put the safety of the plant at risk, as the UN and the World Atomic Energy Agency have warned.
Dnipropetrovsk has housed hundreds of civilians who have been evacuated in recent weeks from the eastern edge of Donbas, where the offensive is most felt, but nighttime bombing has stripped it of its status as a refuge for the population. “We had a terrible night. It is very difficult to get the bodies out from under the rubble,” explains Governor Valentin Reznichenko.
The destruction has been very high. Kiev claims that twenty neighborhood buildings have been seriously damaged, as well as the Palace of Culture, two schools and the city hall. The bombing has plunged the population into darkness by taking the power line out of service. There are also shortcomings in the gas supply. Ukrainian authorities have said the attack once again highlights the difficulties in evacuating civilians from the conflict zones, largely because of the lack of viable routes and residents’ fear of undertaking a journey under artillery fire. , but also because of the reluctance to leave their homes in case they are destroyed or looted on their return. “I beg you to go to safe places during the air raids. Don’t let the Russians kill them,” Reznichenko asked.
Source: La Verdad
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