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Russians shell people queuing for humanitarian aid in Toretsk

Three people were rushed to hospital with shrapnel wounds.

Russians shell people queuing for humanitarian aid in Toretsk
Photo: Donetsk regional prosecutor's office

Russian troops targeted Toretsk in Donetsk Region with mortars, wounding three people who were standing in a queue for humanitarian aid, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office has said.

The attack happened at 10.30 a.m. on 30 November.

Russian troops targeted a residential area. Three civilians who came to receive humanitarian aid in an administrative office were injured by the shelling.

An 86-year-old woman and two men aged 63 and 34 were taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds. The latter is in serious condition.

The explosions damaged multi-storey blocks of flats.

Law enforcers are conducting a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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