Strike on Chaplyne: AP journalist reports no military among fatalities

ROMAN PETRENKO – SATURDAY, 27 AUGUST, 11:48

An Associated Press journalist, who visited Chaplyne settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after the Russian strikes on 24 August, reported that he hadn’t seen any Ukrainian soldiers among the dead.

Source: AP

Quote: "While Russia claimed it targeted the train because it was carrying Ukrainian troops and equipment, an Associated Press reporter on the scene said there was no visible indication that Ukrainian servicemen were among the dead."

Details: The journalist emphasised that he saw children among the dead.

AP, with references to experts, reports that this strike may be considered a war crime.

Background: On August 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 22 people were killed and about 50 others were injured during a rocket attack on the Chaplyne railway station in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast..

The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation stated that on 24 August, "more than 200 reserve servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine'' were killed and 10 items of military equipment were destroyed in Chaplyne.

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