The September 6 missile strike on Kostiantynivka, east Ukraine was condemned by Kyiv, the UN, and Ukraine's allies. But it was likely a tragic error, said the NYT.
Advisor to the head of the President’s Office of Ukraine Mykhailo Podoliak, commenting on an article by The New York Times, where the strike on Kostiantynivka was called a "tragic accident" due to the fall of not a Russian, but a Ukrainian missile, said that the circumstances are being studied by law enforcement agencies, after which the public will receive an exact answer to what exactly happened.
The investigation conducted by Ukraine's Security Service has said that on 6 September 2023, the Russian occupiers hit the market in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, with an S-300 missile. Source: Ukraine's Security Service in a comment for Ukrainska Pravda Quote: "Ukraine's Security Service is investigating another war crime conducted by Russia, where the Russians attacked a market in Kostiantynivka on 6 September of this year.
The Sept. 6 missile strike on Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine was one of the deadliest in the country in months, killing at least 15 civilians and injuring more than 30 others. The weapon’s payload of metal fragments struck a market, piercing windows and walls and wounding some victims beyond recognition. Less than two hours later, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russian “terrorists” for the attack, and many media outlets followed suit. Throughout its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repea
The New York Times, based on the results of its own investigations, says the attack on the market in the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast on 6 September, which claimed the lives of 16 people, was a "tragic mishap" caused by the fall of a Ukrainian missile and not by Russian shelling.