Berlin, Oct 13. (dpa/GN) – At least three civilians have been killed in a Russian rocket attack in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, officials said on Monday.
The Ukrainian public prosecutor’s office, stated on social media that a further four people were injured in the attack on the Cherkaske settlement in the Kramatorsk district.
According to the reports, at least one detached house was destroyed, when the residential area was bombarded using the Smerch multiple rocket launcher system.
The authorities have launched an investigation into a possible war crime. Cherkaske is just over 30 kilometres from the front line.
Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion since February 2022.
GNA