Search and rescue operation completed in Kostiantynivka: 17 people killed

A search and rescue operation has finished in the city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast. As a result of the Russian attack, 17 people have been killed and 32 have been injured. Source: Ihor Klymenko, Ukraine's Interior Minister, on Telegram

Quote: "A search and rescue operation in Kostiantynivka has been completed. As of 18:00, 17 people have been killed and 32 have been injured as a result of the Russian attack."

PHOTO: THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE

Details: On the afternoon of 6 September, the Russian forces launched an attack on a market in the city centre of Kostiantynivka. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video of the attack and reported that the Russians had used artillery.

The rescue workers operatively put out the fire in an area of 300 square metres. Nearly 30 trade pavilions have been damaged.

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For reference: The Russians launched an attack on Kostiantynivka on the anniversary of the liberation of the city from the Nazi occupiers, celebrated on 6 September.

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