Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) separatists accuse Ukrainian forces of the attack on a railway station in Kramatorsk that left 30 civilians dead. “Tochka-U rocket wreckage fell in the immediate vicinity of the station, this obsolete Soviet missile system is not in service with the DPR, LPR and the Russian Federation, being actively used by Ukrainian militants,” reads a separatist statement on its channel in the Russian Federation. telegram.
According to the DPR, the “Tochka-U” is a Soviet tactical missile system capable of carrying out attacks at a range of up to 70 kilometers. The complex is capable of launching missiles with conventional, nuclear and chemical warheads.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were no Ukrainian troops at the railway station in eastern Ukraine: “Russian forces hit the train station in Kramatorsk, (fire) at an ordinary train station, in ordinary people there were no soldiers there.”
The rebels instructed the local population to stay at home: “Take care of yourself and your family, try not to leave the house unnecessarily. During the bombing, do not leave the shelter.”
Russia has denied the attacks. The Defense Ministry also claims the missile is used only by the Ukrainian military and similar to the one that hit Donetsk city center on March 14, killing 17 people, according to the state news agency RIA.
*with information from Reuters
Source: CNN Brasil
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