Attack on Vinnytsia: Russian propagandists claim that occupiers targeted "nazis"
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 15:59
"UKRAINSKA PRAVDA" – THURSDAY, 14 JULY 2022, 15:59
Margarita Simonyan, a Russian propagandist, referring to the Ministry of Defence of Russia, claims that the missile attack on Vinnytsia which resulted in 20 civilian fatalities was launched on a "nationalist accommodation point."
Source: Simonyan on Telegram
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Quote: "I’ve asked the Ministry of Defence what was targeted during the attack on Vinnytsia. I received the following response: "An Officer House which was a temporary accommodation point of the ‘Nazis’."
Details: It should be mentioned that Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defence Department, didn’t present any information about the missile attack on Vinnytsia during the daily briefing.
Background:
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- On 14 July at 11:00 AM, Russian forces launched a rocket strike on the centre of Vinnytsia.
- 3 Russian rockets hit an office centre. The Officer House and neighbouring apartment blocks have also been hit.
- A fire erupted at the site of the attack, and soon engulfed the nearby parking lot. Nearly 50 cars were on fire.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the President of Ukraine, has called this strike a terrorist attack.
- Presently there is information about 20 fatalities; around 90 people have turned to medical institutions for medical help, with nearly 50 of them being in serious condition.