2023-09-06 22:58 Compiled by United Daily News Gao Yixuan / Real-time report
The Associated Press reported that at least 16 people were killed and dozens more were injured when the Russian army shelled the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostantynivka on the 6th. This wave of attacks coincided with the visit of US Secretary of State Blinken to Kiev and is expected to announce more than US$1 billion (about NT$32.2 billion) in capital injections.
Reports said the attack took place at a market in the city. Associated Press reporters at the scene saw covered bodies on the ground, while rescuers managed to extinguish fires in several market stalls, and charred and damaged vehicles were nearby.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmikhal said at least 16 people had died. Uzbekistan’s interior ministry said at least 28 people were injured. Local prosecutors said that many businesses and power lines were damaged, and government buildings and apartments were damaged.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has criticized the attack as “heinous,” AFP reported.
On the same day, Blinken visited Kyiv. According to the Associated Press, U.S. officials said the trip was intended to assess Ukraine’s counteroffensive over the past three months and demonstrate continued U.S. support for Ukraine.
Blinken said that he hopes to ensure that Ukraine has the resources it needs to succeed in its counterattack against Russia and achieve solid deterrence in the long run; cooperate.
An unnamed senior U.S. State Department official told The Associated Press that Blinken is expected to commit to a new wave of more than $1 billion in capital injections, which will be used for “a series” of investments, without specifying the purpose.
Rescue workers went to the scene after the attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Konstantinovka on the 6th.Reuters
Western analysts and military officials reminded that the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive is still uncertain, and they believe that it may take more than a year for Ukraine to remove the deep-rooted, well-armed and skilled Russian army.
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