The September 2022 Donetsk attack was the
shelling of civilian infrastructure facilities on the Baku Commissars Square in
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...
, as a result of which, according to Russian-backed mayor
Alexey Kulemzin
Alexey Valeryevich Kulemzin (, ; born 13 June 1974) is Russian and Ukrainian politician serving as the mayor of Donetsk since 17 October 2016. He previously served as a deputy in the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.
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, 13 people were killed.
Local authorities stated that nine 150 mm shells were used, targeting
Kuibishevsky District of Donetsk from a village west to the city.
Course of events
Since the start of the war in
Donbas
The Donbas or Donbass (, ; uk, Донба́с ; russian: Донба́сс ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine. Parts of the Donbas are controlled by Russian separatist groups as a result of the Russo-Ukrai ...
s in 2014, the Ukrainian city of
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...
has been controlled by the forces of the self-proclaimed
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a disputed en ...
, which claims control over the entire territory of the Donetsk region.
Victims
According to
Alexey Kulemzin
Alexey Valeryevich Kulemzin (, ; born 13 June 1974) is Russian and Ukrainian politician serving as the mayor of Donetsk since 17 October 2016. He previously served as a deputy in the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Biography ...
, 13 people became victims of the shelling, including two children. The number of wounded remains unknown. Both Russian and DPR sources blame Ukraine for the shelling. There were no official comments from the Ukrainian side about the shelling.
See also
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March 2022 Donetsk attack
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Maisky Market attack
References
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