Russian Shelling Kills 3 Red Cross Workers in Donetsk

Three Red Cross workers were killed, and two were injured in Russian shelling in Ukraine's Donetsk region. The attack occurred as workers were delivering aid to villagers. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy condemned the act as a war crime, while Russian forces continue to deny targeting civilians.

Russian shelling on Thursday claimed the lives of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers in a frontline village in the Donetsk region, according to Ukrainian officials.

Describing the incident as a war crime, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that Russian forces targeted ICRC humanitarian vehicles in Donetsk. Regional governor Vadym Filashkin confirmed the casualties via the Telegram messenger app.

The Prosecutor General's Office disclosed that the ICRC employees were delivering heating fuel briquettes to residents when the shelling occurred. Two workers were hospitalized, one in severe condition. The Donetsk region, partially controlled by Russian troops, frequently suffers from such attacks, despite Moscow's denials of targeting civilians.

(With inputs from agencies.)