Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed Russia for a missile attack on a city in the eastern Donetsk region that's left at least 17 dead and more than 30 injured. He's described the attack on an outdoor market in the city of Kostyantynivka as"utter inhumanity".An explosion in a city in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region has killed at least 17 people and injured more than 30 others.
"They always strike in this region, and now they deliberately targeted the market, specifically the market. Therefore, defeating this terror, which can only be called Russian terror, is a task for all of us in the world, Ukrainians first and foremost, and our partners."“Those who know this place are well aware that it is a civilian area. There aren’t any military units nearby. The strike was deliberate.
The attack came as U-S Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where he announced more than $1.5 billion in assistance for Ukraine.