The number of injured as a result of the Russian attack on Pokrovsk increased to 40, among them three children

Four civilians were killed and 40 people, including three children, were injured as a result of a Russian missile attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk region.

As of 4:00 p.m., 40 people were injured and 4 killed as a result of a rocket attack by the Russian army on Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. Three children are among the injured. Previously, the Russians hit the Iskander-M missiles. This was reported in the prosecutor’s office of the region.

As of 4:00 p.m., as a result of a rocket attack on Pokrovsk, four civilians were killed, and another 40 people were injured of various degrees of severity. Among the injured are three children: two girls aged 11 and 12 and a 12-year-old boy, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office said in a statement.

The army of the Russian Federation carried out a missile attack on Pokrovsk on June 24, 2024 at 12:00. Half an hour later, the Russians struck the front-line town again. Hitting of means of destruction took place on the private sector and the object of civil infrastructure.

Under the procedural leadership of the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office, a pre-trial investigation was started in criminal proceedings on the fact of violating the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Previously, the Russians used Iskander-M missiles.

According to Vadym Filashkin, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, the Russian attack on Pokrovsk was one of the largest Russian attacks on civilians in recent times.