Moscow Firmly Condemns Ukraine's Deadly Strike on Donetsk
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Sunday, a civilian market in the Kirovskyi district of Donetsk came under the Ukrainian shelling. The death toll has reached 25, with 20 more people injured, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin said.
Russia strongly condemns the deadly strike on Donetsk mounted by Ukraine on Sunday morning and calls on foreign governments and international organizations to condemn it as well, the country's foreign ministry said.
"The Russian side strongly condemns this treacherous strike against the civilian population. The West's relentless desire to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia through the hands of Ukrainian puppets, whom it is ready to support thoughtlessly and without limits, is pushing the Kiev regime toward increasingly reckless steps, including acts of terrorism, massive violations of international humanitarian law and war crimes," the ministry said.
It also described the shelling as a "barbaric terrorist act against Russia's civilian population," adding that such acts reveal Kiev's lack of political will "for peace and diplomatic settlement of the conflict."
"Russia calls on all responsible governments and relevant international bodies to issue a strong condemnation of this cruel terrorist attack," the ministry said.
As a result of the shelling, about 25 people were killed and around 20 were injured, Pushilin noted. The attack will be one of the topics of the UNSC meeting on the Ukrainian issue, scheduled for January 22, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyansky said.
