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At night, the occupiers simultaneously hit the Pokrovka district of Donetsk region with six S-300 missiles. Police paramedics saved the baby. Footage of the rescue - on video.

Pokrovsk, Novogrodivka and Myrnograd came under fire. As a result of shelling, 10 people were injured, including 4 children. Five more people are being searched under the rubble.

Pokrovsk: among the victims is a family with two children: a 16-year-old boy and a 6-month-old baby. A 13-year-old boy was also injured. An apartment building and 9 private houses, a police station, cars, and garages were previously damaged.

One of the shells exploded in the yard of a house where a family with two children lived. As a result of the shelling, the roof and walls of the house were destroyed, and the family was buried under the rubble.

A police paramedic helped a man with a bloody baby in his arms get out from under the ruins. After examining the boy, the policeman wrapped him up and quickly took him to the hospital. There is no threat to the life of six-month-old Ilya.

Novohradivka : hitting a high-rise building. A 13-year-old child was injured. At the moment, police officers and employees of the State Emergency Service continue to work at the site of the rocket attack. There are probably 5 more people under the rubble, including a child.

Mirnograd : the Russians hit with 2 missiles from the S-300 air defense system. The police department was destroyed.

Emergency services and the police work all night at the sites of the hits. The search and rescue operation continues, the police are documenting the consequences of the Russian strikes.

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[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What strategic or even tactical value is gained by hitting civilian targets? It’s not just inhuman and a war crime. It’s also stupid.

[–] Hopfgeist@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago

I think you are spot on.

S300 are anti-aircraft missiles. Converting them for surface-to-surface use is very inaccurate. So they are not targeting specific civilian objects, they just don't care. If they aim them roughly at civilian areas, it can still be a war crime, and it is tactically and strategically mostly useless.

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