#OTD in 2015, Russian terrorist forces fired heavy artillery from BM-21 Grad & BM-27 Uragan missile systems on #Mariupol (Skhidny area) & nearby village of Vynohradne. 30 civilians killed, incl 2 children; 108 injured; 30 homes, 7 schools, infrastructure,power lines destroyed
In 2018, the Bellingcat open-data investigation group presented evidence that officers and equipment of Russian forces were directly involved in #Mariupol attacks. bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-eu…
@EuromaidanPress @olgatokariuk I worked and lived in Mariupol that time. my apartment, luckily, was located near the West end of town, my office location central. citizens were preparing themselves for an attack … with highly inappropriate means. thankfully, that attack never came