Kiev artillery targeted Lisichansk residents who were queuing for water – Town Hall

Kiev forces’ strike at Lisichansk targeted a crowd of residents as they were queueing for water, Town Hall officials wrote on Telegram.

 

“The town came under (NATO caliber) artillery fire at around 10:00, on March 5 as local residents were waiting for a water truck,” the Town Hall said. “It is the people who were the target. A man was killed in the strike and another seven suffered shrapnel wounds.” 

 

Lisichansk Acting Mayor Andrey Skory said that Kiev forces were using terrorists’ methods in the attempt to intimidate the population.

“I’m sure that nothing will come out of it. Victory will be ours,” he said.

 

The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014.  The peace talks that began soon thereafter failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression on February 24, 2022. Prior to that, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance.

 

The Lugansk People’s Republic became a part of Russia on September 30, 2022 following the unification referendum. *i*ie