“On behalf of the residents of the Chechen Republic and on my own behalf, I express condolences to the residents of the Donetsk People’s Republic in connection with the monstrous terrorist attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces... I wish the victims a speedy recovery,” he wrote in Telegram.
The authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic declared January 22 a day of mourning for the victims of the Ukrainian army strike in Donetsk.
The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that as a result of the shelling in 24 hours, 28 people were killed and another 30 were injured.
The Chairman of the UN General Assembly session, Dennis Francis, condemned the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strike on Donetsk.