A deadly blast occurred at a market and shopping district in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, reportedly resulting in at least 25 fatalities and 20 injuries. The local pro-Russian officials have attributed the attack to Ukrainian forces. In a separate incident, Ukrainian officials have confirmed that the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) conducted a special operation targeting an oil terminal near St. Petersburg, Russia, causing a significant fire. This attack is said to have hampered Russian military logistics and dealt an economic blow to Russia.
- A market in Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in eastern Ukraine, was hit by shelling, causing significant casualties.
- Local pro-Russian officials claim at least 25 people were killed and 20 others injured in the Donetsk attack.
- Graphic scenes from Donetsk show numerous fatalities and extensive damage to the area.
- Russia’s foreign ministry has labeled the Donetsk attack as a “barbaric terrorist act” and implied Western complicity.
- Ukraine has not officially commented on the Donetsk incident.
- Ukrainian authorities confirmed a separate operation targeting an oil terminal outside St. Petersburg, Russia, which led to a major fire.
- The targeted terminal in Ust-Luga is of strategic importance, being a major port and the starting point of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
- The Ukrainian attack on the Russian oil terminal is seen as both a military and economic setback for Russia.
- This incident marks a significant extension of Ukraine’s capability to strike deep into Russian territory.
- The attack in Donetsk is considered one of the deadliest against civilians in Russian-occupied Ukraine since the conflict began.
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