​At least 16 people, including a child, were killed on Wednesday during a Russian attack on the town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said, Reuters reports.

Russian attack on KostyantynivkaPhoto: video shooting

Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko stated that as a result of the attack, in addition to the 16 dead, at least 28 people were injured and clarified that it happened in the central square of the city.

Podolyak did not provide details of the attack on the industrial city, which is located near the front line. Local media reported that the attack was a rocket attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi condemned the attack on Wednesday.

In Telegram, Zelensky reported that a market, several shops and a pharmacy were hit in the east near the battle site.

“This evil Russian must be defeated as soon as possible,” Zelenskyy said.

The moment of the attack in Kostyantynivka

Images released on Platform X by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs show a market where several civilians were in the area when the rocket hit the Ukrainian city. The street is full of shops.

The deadly Russian attack came on the same day that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Kyiv to show support.

During his two-day visit, where he stayed overnight in Ukraine for the first time since Russia invaded in February 2022, Blinken is likely to announce a new US aid package worth more than $1 billion, the source said. .

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