Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. In the aftermath of the deadly missile attack on Vinnytsia, the Ukrainian defence ministry has said up to 70 per cent of Russian missile attacks are specifically targetting civilian objects. As per the defence ministry, the attacks are inflicted on "peaceful" Ukrainian cities. On Thursday (July 14), a missile strike in Vinnytsia killed at least 23 people, including three children. Search and rescue operations are still on as some are missing. More than 60 people are wounded, getting treatment in hospital. ALSO READ | Britain issues national emergency as Europe swelters due to wildfires As quoted by Ukrinform, Oleksandr Motuzianyk, a spokesperson for Ukraine's ministry of defence, said: "Yesterday’s insidious criminal missile attack on the centre of a peaceful city in Ukraine is yet another fact of Russia's absolutely proven genocide against Ukraine." Motuzianyk added, "This is the extermination of Ukrainians as a nation, this is an attempt to break the spirit of Ukrainians and lower the level of their resistance." He further added that only 30 per cent of the total attacks by Russian forces engaged military targets. He claimed that the remaining were targeted at peaceful cities such as Mariupol, Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv. He also urged that Russia must be recognised as a "terrorist state". ALSO READ | Germany: Court sentences ex-soldier five and a half years prison for posing as Syrian refugee However, there's no official confirmation of Motuzianyk's claims. Meanwhile, the Russian defence ministry said that the strike on Vinnytsia was a military target. The ministry claimed that the strike was directed at a building where top officials from Ukraine's armed forces were meeting foreign arms suppliers. Zelensky slammed Russia for the attack Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russia for the attack and termed it "an open act of terrorism". The Ukraine president said in a statement on social media: "Every day, Russia kills civilians, kills Ukrainian children, carries out missile attacks on civilian facilities where there is no military target. What is this if not an open act of terrorism?" WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Around 70% of Russian missile strikes deliberately targetted civilian objects, Ukraine claims

Russian missiles have struck Vinnytsia, a city far from the eastern frontline, killing at least 23 people and 66 injured, states the Ukrainian officials.

Ukraine: Russian rockets leaves 23 dead and 66 injured in Vinnytsia

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russia for the attack on Thursday (July 14) in Vinnytsia that reportedly killed at least 23 people, including three children. Zelensky termed it "an open act of terrorism". Kyrylo Tymoshenko, who is the deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, said that a Russian submarine in the Black Sea fired Kalibr cruise missiles at the city. The Ukraine president said in a statement on social media: "Every day, Russia kills civilians, kills Ukrainian children, carries out missile attacks on civilian facilities where there is no military target. What is this if not an open act of terrorism?" ALSO READ | Italian PM resigns amid political crisis; president refuses to accept Draghi's resignation The Russian missiles apparently targetted civilian buildings and a cultural centre in the city of Vinnytsia, which is in central Ukraine. Reports have claimed that the attack took place when the streets of streets were full of people. As per the Ukrainian emergency service, search and rescue operations are on and around 46 people are still missing. Mykhailo Podolyak, who is a key adviser to Zelensky, tweeted that the strikes on "peaceful Ukrainian cities" are not mistakes. The missile attacks are apparently an "approved military strategy". He said, "Russia cannot defeat Ukraine Armed Forces in battle, so it resorts to barbarism: terrorist attacks, infrastructure destruction and civilians massacre." The attack on Vinnytsia took place on a day when EU foreign and justice ministers were meeting in The Hague for a conference to discuss the alleged Russian war crimes. At the crucial conference, a total of 45 countries agreed to work together on the investigations. ALSO READ | Biden asks to keep alive 'honour' of holocaust during Israel visit EU condemns the attack The deadly attack was condemned by the European Union. Calling it an "atrocity", the EU slammed brutal attacks on civilians. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic said in a statement: "This atrocity in Vinnytsia is the latest in a long series of brutal attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure." "There can be no impunity for violations and crimes committed by the Russian forces and their political superiors," it added. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Zelensky slams 'act of terrorism' as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian city kills at least 23

The Vinnytsia airport was “completely destroyed” when Russian missiles struck Ukraine’s central-western city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the missile strike as "brutal and cynical".

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: 8 Russian rockets destroys Havryshovka airport in Vinnytsia

A barrage of Russian missiles destroyed a civilian airport in Vinnytsia in central Ukraine on Sunday. Several cities and airbases in Ukraine have been bombed, shelled or hit with ballistic missiles since Russia launched its 11-day-old invasion.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Russia attacks civilian airport in Vinnytsia

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