Moscow described the bombing as a “barbaric act of terrorism against the civilian population of Russia.” The attack occurred at a market in Kirovskyi district
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247 At least 25 people were killed and another 20 injured, including two children, when Ukrainian forces shelled a market in the Kirovskyi district of Donetsk on Sunday morning (21), said the head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin, according to information from the Sputnik agency.
Russia strongly condemns Ukraine's deadly attack in Donetsk and calls on foreign governments and international organizations to also condemn it, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
“The Russian side strongly condemns this treacherous attack on the civilian population. The West's incessant desire to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia through the Ukrainian puppets, which it is unthinkingly and unconditionally prepared to support, is driving the Kiev regime ever further forward.” “Reckless steps, including acts of terrorism, massive violations of humanitarian law International law and war crimes,” the ministry said.
The ministry also called the bombing a “barbaric act of terrorism against the civilian population of Russia,” adding that such acts reveal Kiev's lack of political will “for peace and a diplomatic resolution of the conflict.”
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“Russia calls on all responsible governments and relevant international bodies to condemn in the strongest terms this atrocious terrorist attack,” the ministry said.