2023-09-19 06:16:23
2023-09-19 14:16 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun/Real-time reporting
The New York Times reported that in early September, a missile attack on Konstantinovka on the front line in eastern Ukraine resulted in dozens of civilian casualties. At that time, the international community followed Ukraine and pointed the finger at Russia. Now, the New York Times has examined multiple sources of evidence and pointed out that the source of the incident may be Ukraine. A malfunction in the anti-aircraft missile system resulted in an accidental strike.
On September 6 this year, a market in the frontline city of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine was attacked by bombs. 15 civilians were killed in vain and more than 30 people were slightly or seriously injured. It became the deadliest firefight in Ukraine in recent months.
Less than two hours after the incident, President Volodymyr Zelensky immediately accused Russia of attacking civilians as tantamount to “terrorists”, and the news media also joined in the attack.
However, after the New York Times spent several days collecting and analyzing information from all parties, including missile fragments, satellite images, eyewitness testimonies, and social posts, various evidence strongly suggested that the source of the tragedy should be a malfunction of the Ukrainian Buk anti-aircraft missile system, which caused the error shooting.
Judging from the location of the impact point of the projectile and the scratches on the ground, the missile should have flown into Konstantinovka from territory controlled by Ukraine in the northwest.
Air defense experts said missiles may deviate from their preset course for different reasons, including electromechanical failure or the guidance fins being damaged or broken during launch. Similar situations are particularly common on war fronts where artillery fire is intense.
The news pointed out that the Russian army launched an attack on Konstantinovka late at night before the incident, and the local Telegram group also reported that the Ukrainian army had only fired artillery shells a few minutes before the market was affected.
In response, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces said that national security agencies were investigating and officials were legally prohibited from commenting.
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In fact, since Russia launched its invasion, it has continued to attack Ukrainian civilians in a planned manner, including bombing schools, markets, and residential areas, deliberately stimulating fear among civilians. In April this year, many houses and kindergartens in Konstantinovka were attacked by Russian troops, killing six people.
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