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By Elena Teslova
MOSCOW (AA) – Ukraine claimed on Friday that Russian forces struck Kostiantynivka, an industrial city in eastern Donetsk Oblast.
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement on Telegram that the strike killed 10 people and injured 35 others.
He said, "A fire (that erupted after the attack) at a shopping center engulfing an area of 1,000 square meters has been extinguished. Operational services, including the state emergency service, the police, and a paramedic unit, are working on the site.”
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of attacking a supermarket and a post office in Kostyantynivka, killing four people and injuring 24 others.
The rescue operation continues and there are people under the rubble, Zelenskyy said in a statement on Telegram.
Russia has yet to comment on the claims.
Independent verification is challenging due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war which started in February 2022.