Rocket event in Ukraine on Thu 23rd March 2023

Russian troops shelled 14 settlements. Civilians were killed and wounded. Enemy shells hit the cities of Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Kramatorsk, Chasiv Yar, Velyka Novosilka, the villages of Berdychi, Ivanivske, Lastochkino, Orlivka, Poltavka, Tonenke, Severne, Umanske, Predtechino. The occupiers fired at civilians from aircraft, missile systems, Grad multiple rocket launchers, artillery, mortars and tanks. They destroyed and damaged 15 civilian objects - 4 residential buildings, an administrative building, a factory workshop, a boiler house, a gas pipe, garages, and cars. Avdiivka withstood eight air strikes. In total, the Russians attacked the city 19 times. A multi-storey building and a plant workshop were destroyed, and there were casualties. The enemy fired a missile at Kramatorsk, hitting a private house, critical infrastructure facilities, garages and cars. There was no information on casualties. There were wounded in Bakhmut and Ivanivske as a result of artillery shelling. The police and the Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. With the help of the police, 260 more people have been evacuated, bringing the total number of people evacuated since the start of the mandatory evacuation to over 55,370, including 7,036 children and 2,542 people with disabilities.