Kramatorsk on the eve of the "Norman meeting" fell under a massive shelling

In the Donbass, where military operations do not cease, in anticipation of a possible meeting of the leaders of the Norman Four, information again appeared about the death of civilians due to shelling. In Kyiv, they blame the separatists in the incident, they say that the incident is a "provocation".

According to Interfax , 12 people became victims of the shelling, 64 people were hospitalized. 10 people were killed on the spot, five civilians and five military. In addition, two people died in the hospital. 29 security forces were injured (including one policeman, the rest were military) and 35 civilians (including eight children, one of them in intensive care).

According to the data given earlier on the website of the Donetsk regional administration, "seven people from the civil population" were killed in Kramatorsk. Meanwhile, adviser to the Minister of Defense Yuri Biryukov indicated Facebook that two had died. The people's deputy Irina Gerashchenko announced four dead soldiers, writes The Insider .

Information about the death of civilians was previously voiced by the MP from the Poroshenko Bloc, Maxim Efimov. He indicated that five people were killed, but noted that the number of victims could increase, UNIAN reports.

The deputy emphasized that people died due to shelling of the city center, as well as the headquarters of the so-called anti-terrorist operation (ATO), which was at the airfield. According to Efimov, “about 15 Thornado salvos” were released along the central streets: shells allegedly released from Grad, according to him, were found.

The chairman of the Donetsk regional state administration, Alexander Kikhtenko, indicated that 18 artillery missiles fell on Kramatorsk, writes UNN . Another 14 missiles, according to Kikhtenko, were released towards the airfield.

He added that a Russian drone was shot down before shelling in the vicinity of the city. The "complex" Buk was amazed under the Kramatorsky unmanned aerial vehicle Russian, " UNIAN quotes his words.

I.O. The speaker of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Vladislav Seleznev clarified that Kramatorsk was fired from the torn -wire -wander -in -wrap -wire firefighting systems, and not Tornado. According to the wreckage sticking out of the ground in the city, it is clearly visible that the caliber is much larger than the caliber of the rocket from Grad.

"This is" tornadoes. "They are sufficient range, allowing to conduct reactive fire from the territory of Gorlovka and very high power. Therefore, there are so many victims among civilians of Kramatorsk," said the acting Speaker of the General Staff, quoted by Interfax .

Meanwhile, the 112.ua portal with reference to the source in the General Staff indicated that "41 points of hit" was recorded in the city and in its environs.

The website of the regional administration indicates that the shelling was carried out from the side of Gorlovka, which is controlled by the separatists. This information is confirmed by the Ukrainian military. The account of the so -called ATO on Facebook says that fire was carried out with the use of shells that are in service with the Russian Federation. The day before, Kiev said that the separatists use shells that only the Russian Federation has and the Ukrainian military does not have.

Meanwhile, the activists of the self -proclaimed “people's republics” themselves deny their guilt and claim that the shelling of Kramatorsk was a “provocation” from the security forces, writes Interfax .

Residents of Kramatorsk, meanwhile, are sure that the shelling came from the aircraft, writes The Insider, who became an eyewitness to the incident.

Note that in early 2015, a sharp escalation of the conflict occurred in the Donbass. Now attempts to settle it continue at the highest level. Thus, representatives of the group in the Norman format are discussing the creation of a demilitarized zone between the territories under the control of the authorities and separatists, as well as the possibility of placing the peacekeeping contingent on the line of distinguishing.

The main arena of hostilities is the area of ​​the village of Debaltseve . The Ukrainian military reported that they were conducting an attack on Novoazovsk, controlled by separatists. The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Alexander Turchinov, said that the security forces also “broke through the enemy defenses in the Mariupol region, writes Ukrainian Pravda .