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Two children affected by a shelling in DPR

02:28, 17.01.2017

The number of children affected by the shelling of the locality of Dolomitnoye in the north of the DPR, has risen to two.

 

As a result of a direct hit by two 122mm armor-piercing tank shells in a house, there were affected two children, born in 2014 and 2009, reports the special correspondent of the DPR official website from the scene. 

As a result of a direct hit by one of the shells a three-yesr-old child was wounded, the other child received a psychological trauma. 

The wounded child was taken to a hospital in Gorlovka. 

One of the tank shells did not exploded, at the moment, there is taking place clearance. 

Representatives of the JCCC, the DPR Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Defense are working at the site. 

The OSCE SMM patrol refused to come and document the fact of the shelling by the AFU, because they were not sure of their own safety. 

The tank shell came from the 5-km zone, which indicates that the AFU had not withdrawn heavy equipment from the contact line.