At least 6 killed, 3 injured in Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, says governor

By Illinois Digital News On Aug 11, 2022

Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine (File image)

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Kyiv: At least six people have been killed in Russian strikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in the separatist republic of Donetsk on Wednesday. Meanwhile, three other people were reportedly injured in the strikes. Regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko confirmed the news through his Telegram handle.

Several houses and buildings were damaged in the assault. “The Russians bombed the city with a multiple rocket launcher, hitting a residential area. According to initial information, 12 residential buildings have been damaged and four are on fire,” reported news AFP quoting Kyrylenko as saying.

On Tuesday also, Russian troops conducted an assault in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka direction. However, Russian soldiers reportedly retreated without any success.

Earlier in the day, Ukraine accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to carry out a deadly rocket attack at the nearby town of Marhanets, which resulted in the killing of 13 civilians. The plant was seized by Russian forces in March this year. However, it is still operated by Ukrainian staff. Earlier, Moscow alleged that Kyiv used the town to shell Russian soldiers at the Zaporizhzhia plant.

The United Nations energy watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), also sounded an alarm regarding a possible nuclear disaster. Rafael Grossi, Director-General of IAEA, warned that Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – Zaporizhzhya – in Ukraine ‘is completely out of control’. Grossi issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the complex to stabilize the situation and avoid a nuclear accident, reported the Associated Press.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. The war has intensified in the eastern part of Ukraine in the Donbas region comprising two separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.

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