RF struck a supermarket and 'Nova Poshta' in Kostiantynivka: there are dead, many injured (updated).

Today, on August 9, Russian invaders struck Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region. As a result of the shelling of a supermarket and the Nova Poshta branch, a severe fire broke out, there are injured and dead.

The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration (OVA), Vadym Filashkin, reported that the terrorists attacked Kostiantynivka with barrel artillery. He called this strike another act of terror by the Russians.

A search and rescue operation continues at the scene.

Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak also confirmed the shelling of the supermarket in Kostiantynivka by the Russian army. He called this another act of terrorism by the Russians.

President Zelensky published the consequences of the terrorist strike on the supermarket and post office in Kostiantynivka. According to his information, four people were killed, and at least 24 were injured. It is also reported about people trapped under debris.

The press service of 'Nova Poshta' stated that the cargo branch was shelled. According to the report, all employees are alive, but there are casualties among the population.

Currently, it is known about 14 dead and 44 injured.

General Prosecutor Andriy Kostin stated that this is terror and barbarism, and no situation at the front can justify the killing of civilians. An investigation into this war crime has already begun. The terrorist country must be punished for everything it does.

Recall that on the night of August 9, a fire broke out at a military airfield near Lipetsk. According to the governor of the Lipetsk region, Igor Artamonov, the fire is large-scale, and the local authorities did not even try to hide it. The fire was visible at a distance of more than 10 kilometers, and nearly 5 thousand people were evacuated.