Attack on Vinnytsia: Russian propagandists claim that occupiers targeted "nazis"
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"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
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:
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.