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| Pokrovsk missile strike | |
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| Part of the Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
 Fire in a damaged residential building in Pokrovsk after the attack | |
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|weapons = 2 missiles of unknown type
| date = 7 August 2023
| time = 7:15 p.m. and 7:52 p.m.[1]
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| type = Iskander short-range ballistic missiles
| fatalities = 10[2]
| injuries = 88(among them two children)[3]
| perps = 
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| motive = Unknown
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On 7 August 2023, at around 7:15 p.m.,[1] during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces used Iskander short-range ballistic missiles[1] to strike the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, twice.[4] After the first strike, the Russian forces waited for 40 minutes until rescue workers arrived to the scene to try to save the wounded and survivors buried in the rubble, and then launched a second strike which killed an official from the emergency services and wounded more people at the scene.[5][6] 10 people were reported killed from the strikes,[2] and 82 wounded.[7] The search for further survivors was thus abandoned out of fear of another strike against rescue workers. After a few days, 122 tonnes of rubble were removed from the areas that were struck.[1]
The strikes damaged at least 12 multi-story buildings, including a hotel and a five-floor apartment block. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its forces had hit a command post of Ukrainian army, though they referred to Pokrovsk by its defunct Soviet name, "Krasnoarmeysk". Ukrainian government rejected this claim and pointed out that the attack was reckless and aimed against civilian areas. The "double tap" attack was previously also used by the Russian forces in the Syrian civil war in order to maximize casualties.[1]
See also[]
- July 2023 Lyman cluster bombing
- April 2023 Sloviansk airstrike
- 2023 Uman missile strike
- Russian war crimes
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gaëlle Girbes, Marc Santora (8 August 2023). "A Missile Strikes the Heart of a Ukrainian City — and Then Another". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/world/europe/russia-ukraine-pokrovsk-missiles.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Missile strike on Pokrovsk, in Donetsk, has killed 10, including two rescue workers". Meduza. 13 August 2023. https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/08/13/missile-strike-on-pokrovsk-in-donetsk-has-killed-10-including-two-rescue-workers.
- ↑ "Російський удар по Покровську: кількість поранених знову зросла на десятки (фото)" (in uk). 2023-08-08. https://www.unian.ua/war/pokrovsk-obstril-sogodni-kilkist-poranenih-zrosla-12353997.html.
- ↑ Boffey, Daniel; Sullivan, Helen (August 8, 2023). "Russian ‘double tap’ missile strike kills seven near hotel used by journalists". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/08/russian-strike-on-ukraine-city-kills-five-damaging-hotel-frequented-by-journalists.
- ↑ Oliver Slow (August 8, 2023). "Ukraine war: Seven killed in Russian missile strike on eastern town of Pokrovsk". BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66429344.
- ↑ Olga Voitovych, Sarah Dean (August 8, 2023). "Twin Russian strikes on Ukrainian city kill civilians, then hit rescuers, official says". CNN. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/08/europe/pokrovsk-attack-ukraine-intl/index.html.
- ↑ Smilianets, Vladyslav (8 August 2023). "Russian missiles kill nine, destroy hotel in eastern Donetsk, Ukraine says". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russian-missile-strikes-apartment-buildings-kill-five-east-2023-08-07/.
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