‘Vile and inhumane’ See the aftermath of Russia’s deadly attack on Dobropillia, which came days after Washington stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine

On the evening of March 7, Russian forces launched a missile attack on the small frontline city of Dobropillia in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The strikes killed at least 11 people and wounded 50 others, including at least seven children, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin. President Volodymyr Zelensky later said Russian forces had struck the same site twice, launching a second ballistic missile to target rescue workers arriving at the scene, a tactic he described as “vile and inhumane.” “The strike was deliberately calculated to inflict maximum damage,” Zelensky said, adding that a rescue worker was among the dead. “Every day, Russia’s brutality proves that nothing has changed for them in Moscow. They aren’t thinking about how to end the war — they’re focused on destroying and seizing as much as possible as long as the world continues to let them wage [it].”

The attack on Dobropillia comes as Ukraine faces worsening battlefield conditions following the U.S. decision to halt intelligence sharing. The move has hindered Ukraine’s ability to track Russian aircraft and strike targets deep inside Russian-held territory, Time reported, citing officials and military sources. After Russia's attack on Dobropillia, the Donetsk region declared March 8 a day of mourning. Meduza shares photos of the aftermath of the deadly strikes.

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