Evidence suggests errant Ukrainian missile hit busy market - New York Times


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  • Tuesday, 19 Sep 2023

FILE PHOTO: Police officers and rescuers inspect the site of a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine September 6, 2023. Press service of the Interior Ministry of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -Evidence suggests a deadly explosion at a busy market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka this month was caused by an errant missile fired by Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

Ukraine has said the Sept. 6 blast, which killed at least 16 people, was caused by a Russian missile.

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