Russians destroy two cars by firing squad in Zaporizhzhia – two children injured

Monday, 21 March 2022, 20:55

Russian troops destroyed two civilian cars by firing on them with automatic weapons on Monday morning.

Source: Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, official website

Details: The two cars were moving along a humanitarian corridor and were fired on in the village of Malynivka in the Polohy district of the Zaporizhzhia oblast.

Two children, three women, and a man were injured. The children were immediately taken to the Zaporizhzhia Regional Children's Hospital. The condition of the adults was stabilised in the hospital in Pokrovske village.

Quote: "The Russian invaders blamed the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for this crime. The victims completely refuted this misinformation."

Details: The regional state administration added that Russian troops at checkpoints initially allow civilian vehicles transporting civilians to flee areas under constant shelling and bombing to safer regions. However, as soon as the cars travel 100-500 metres, they fire on them, not paying attention to whether there are children inside, as there very often are.

Quote: "Such shootings are methodical: apart from casualties among adults, six children were injured the day before yesterday, four were injured yesterday, four more children were injured today. All injuries are heavy and critical, including many instances of limb amputations."