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In the morning of 6 September 2023, a [[missile strike]] on an open market in downtown [[Kostiantynivka]], Ukraine, left 15 people dead, including a child, and an elderly couple in their 50s who were selling flowers on the market, and 35 wounded.<ref>[https://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/2045677-raketniy-udar-rf-po-kostyantinivtsi-kilkist-zagiblikh-zmenshilas-do-15?_part=main&_print=1 Ракетний удар рф по Костянтинівці: кількість загиблих зменшилась до 15] // Катерина Лівенець, [[unn]], 8 вересня 2023, 17:50</ref><ref name=Reuters_2023-09-06_i /><ref name=Reuters_2023-09-06_ii /><ref name=NBC_2023-09-06 /><ref>{{cite web|title=Over 30 people hospitalised after deadly attack on marketplace in Kostiantynivka| url=https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/over-30-people-hospitalised-after-deadly-attack-marketplace-kostiantynivka| publisher=Reliefweb| date=8 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| work=PBS| title=Funeral held for people killed in Russian market attack, missile strikes continue as Blinken visits Ukraine| url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/funeral-held-for-people-killed-in-russian-market-attack-missile-strikes-continue-as-blinken-visits-ukraine| date=7 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
In the morning of 6 September 2023, a [[missile strike]] on an open market in downtown [[Kostiantynivka]], Ukraine.<ref name="nyt918" /> The strike left 15 people dead, including a child, and an elderly couple in their 50s who were selling flowers on the market, and 35 wounded.<ref>[https://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/2045677-raketniy-udar-rf-po-kostyantinivtsi-kilkist-zagiblikh-zmenshilas-do-15?_part=main&_print=1 Ракетний удар рф по Костянтинівці: кількість загиблих зменшилась до 15] // Катерина Лівенець, [[unn]], 8 вересня 2023, 17:50</ref><ref name=Reuters_2023-09-06_i /><ref name=Reuters_2023-09-06_ii /><ref name=NBC_2023-09-06 /><ref>{{cite web|title=Over 30 people hospitalised after deadly attack on marketplace in Kostiantynivka| url=https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/over-30-people-hospitalised-after-deadly-attack-marketplace-kostiantynivka| publisher=Reliefweb| date=8 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| work=PBS| title=Funeral held for people killed in Russian market attack, missile strikes continue as Blinken visits Ukraine| url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/funeral-held-for-people-killed-in-russian-market-attack-missile-strikes-continue-as-blinken-visits-ukraine| date=7 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>


The strike took place just hours after United States Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] landed in [[Kyiv]] to meet with Ukrainian officials. [[Ukrainian Prime Minister]] [[Denys Shmyhal]] wrote in response that "There will be a just retribution for everything."<ref name=CNN_2023-09-06 /> Ukraine's President [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] condemned the attack and described the attack as "utter inhumanity". He also stated that those that were killed were "people who did nothing wrong".<ref name=BBC/>
The strike took place just hours after United States Secretary of State [[Antony Blinken]] landed in [[Kyiv]] to meet with Ukrainian officials. [[Ukrainian Prime Minister]] [[Denys Shmyhal]] wrote in response that "There will be a just retribution for everything."<ref name=CNN_2023-09-06 /> Ukraine's President [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] condemned the attack and described the attack as "utter inhumanity". He also stated that those that were killed were "people who did nothing wrong".<ref name=BBC/>
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[[France]] likewise declared it a [[war crime]]: "By deliberately targeting a market and people who were going about their most basic daily activities, Russia is, once again, guilty of committing war crimes with its strategy of [[Terror (politics)|terror]] and must be held responsible for them."<ref>{{cite web| title=Ukraine - France condemns in the strongest possible terms the despicable attack on the Kostiantynivka market and the latest strikes on the Izmail district (September 7, 2023)| url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ukraine/news/article/ukraine-france-condemns-in-the-strongest-possible-terms-the-despicable-attack| publisher=France Diplomacy| date=7 September 2023}}</ref>
[[France]] likewise declared it a [[war crime]]: "By deliberately targeting a market and people who were going about their most basic daily activities, Russia is, once again, guilty of committing war crimes with its strategy of [[Terror (politics)|terror]] and must be held responsible for them."<ref>{{cite web| title=Ukraine - France condemns in the strongest possible terms the despicable attack on the Kostiantynivka market and the latest strikes on the Izmail district (September 7, 2023)| url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/ukraine/news/article/ukraine-france-condemns-in-the-strongest-possible-terms-the-despicable-attack| publisher=France Diplomacy| date=7 September 2023}}</ref>


[[New York Times]] reported on September 18 that the missile strike was probably 'a result of an errant Ukrainian air defense missile fired by a Buk launch system'. The report also stated that 'Throughout its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly and systematically attacked civilians and struck schools, markets and residences as a deliberate tactic to instill fear in the populace'.<ref name="nyt918">{{cite news |last1=Ismay |first1=John |last2=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Thomas |last3=Willis |first3=Haley |last4=Browne |first4=Malachy |last5=Koettl |first5=Christoph |last6=Cardia |first6=Alexander |title=Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-missile-kostiantynivka-market.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |agency=New York Times |date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
[[New York Times]] reported on September 18 that the missile strike was probably 'a result of an errant Ukrainian air defense missile fired by a Buk launch system'.<ref name="nyt918" /> The report also stated that 'Throughout its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly and systematically attacked civilians and struck schools, markets and residences as a deliberate tactic to instill fear in the populace'.<ref name="nyt918">{{cite news |last1=Ismay |first1=John |last2=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Thomas |last3=Willis |first3=Haley |last4=Browne |first4=Malachy |last5=Koettl |first5=Christoph |last6=Cardia |first6=Alexander |title=Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/world/europe/ukraine-missile-kostiantynivka-market.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |agency=New York Times |date=18 September 2023}}</ref>


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Revision as of 06:29, 19 September 2023

Kostiantynivka missile strike
Part of attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Aftermath of the Russian missile strike
LocationKostiantynivka, Ukraine
Date6 September 2023
about 14:00 (EEST)
TargetUkrainian civilians
Attack type
missile strike
Deaths15
Injured35

In the morning of 6 September 2023, a missile strike on an open market in downtown Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.[1] The strike left 15 people dead, including a child, and an elderly couple in their 50s who were selling flowers on the market, and 35 wounded.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

The strike took place just hours after United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian officials. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote in response that "There will be a just retribution for everything."[8] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack and described the attack as "utter inhumanity". He also stated that those that were killed were "people who did nothing wrong".[9]

UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, condemned Russia for attacking civilians: "It is a truly sad day for Ukraine. This deeply tragic and unacceptable event is just another example of the suffering that Russia's invasion inflicts on civilians across the country... Intentionally directing an attack against civilians or civilian objects or intentionally launching an attack knowing it will cause disproportionate civilian harm is a war crime."[10]

France likewise declared it a war crime: "By deliberately targeting a market and people who were going about their most basic daily activities, Russia is, once again, guilty of committing war crimes with its strategy of terror and must be held responsible for them."[11]

New York Times reported on September 18 that the missile strike was probably 'a result of an errant Ukrainian air defense missile fired by a Buk launch system'.[1] The report also stated that 'Throughout its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly and systematically attacked civilians and struck schools, markets and residences as a deliberate tactic to instill fear in the populace'.[1]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Ismay, John; Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Willis, Haley; Browne, Malachy; Koettl, Christoph; Cardia, Alexander (18 September 2023). "Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Missile Caused Market Tragedy". New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Ракетний удар рф по Костянтинівці: кількість загиблих зменшилась до 15 // Катерина Лівенець, unn, 8 вересня 2023, 17:50
  3. ^ "Deadly market attack in Ukraine overshadows visit by Blinken". reuters.com. Reuters. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ Harmash, Olena; Polityuk, Pavel. "Russian attack kills 17 in east Ukraine as Blinken visits Kyiv, officials say". Reuters. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ Austin, Henry. "Russian missile kills 16 at Ukrainian market, the deadliest attack in months". NBC. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Over 30 people hospitalised after deadly attack on marketplace in Kostiantynivka". Reliefweb. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Funeral held for people killed in Russian market attack, missile strikes continue as Blinken visits Ukraine". PBS. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ Lister, Tim; Kesaieva, Julia. "Russian missile strikes eastern Ukraine market, killing 16, in one of the worst attacks in months". CNN. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Ukraine war: 17 killed during attack on market in 'peaceful city'". BBC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Ukraine: Latest Russian attack 'another example' of civilian suffering". UN News. 6 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Ukraine - France condemns in the strongest possible terms the despicable attack on the Kostiantynivka market and the latest strikes on the Izmail district (September 7, 2023)". France Diplomacy. 7 September 2023.

External links

Media related to Attack on Kostiantynivka, 6 September 2023 at Wikimedia Commons

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