Once again, Ukraine and Russian forces blame each other for the shooting aimed at a convoy of civilians which left 23 dead and around 26 injured in the Zaporijjia region, in the south of the country.
“The enemy launched a rocket attack against a humanitarian convoy of civilians, people were queuing to go to the temporarily occupied area, meet relatives, receive help,” Telegram said. the Ukrainian regional governor, Oleksandre Staroukh, adding: “the occupiers beat defenseless Ukrainians.
This is another terrorist attack by a terrorist country.
In connection with the tragedy and in order to honor the memory of the dead, October 1, 2022 is declared a day of mourning in the Zaporizhia region”.
The strike took place near the city of Zaporizhya, not far from a crossing point between the part of the region controlled by the Ukrainians and that occupied by the Russian army.
"The enemy is raging"
Immediately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a response on Telegram: “They are hitting (the Russians) Ukrainian regions from rocket launchers and drones.
The occupiers fired 16 rockets in one morning in the Zaporizhia district alone.
Only complete terrorists can do this, who should have no place in the civilized world.
The enemy is raging and seeking revenge for our steadfastness and failures.
He is cynically destroying peaceful Ukrainians, because he has lost everything human for a long time.
A bloodthirsty scum.
You will certainly answer for every Ukrainian life lost”.
At a time when Vladimir Putin is due to proclaim the attachment of the Zaporijjia region to Russia, the representative of the Russian occupation accused the Ukrainian forces of having fired on these vehicles to prevent these civilians from reaching the occupied zone.
Ukrainian forces "hit our people, who were standing in line," regional occupation official Vladimir Rogov said on Telegram.
Both sides released photos of vehicles with blown windows and lifeless bodies.
