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Eyewitnesses say cluster munitions struck Druzhkivka market, civilians killed and wounded
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Summary
Speakers in the transcript reported that Russian forces struck the Druzhkivka market with cluster munitions while many vendors and shoppers were present, causing civilian deaths and injuries and leaving visible fragments, blood and damaged vehicles at the scene.
Speaker 1 reported, "Російські війська вдарили касетними боєприпасами по ринку у Дружківці" ("Russian forces struck the market in Druzhkivka with cluster munitions," translation), saying the strike occurred "саме в той час, коли тут було багато і продавців, і покупців" ("at a time when there were many vendors and shoppers," translation).
The account, given by witnesses on site, described civilian casualties and gruesome scene details. "Погибли люди мирні і продавці, тобто мирні люди" ("Peaceful civilians and vendors were killed, that is, noncombatants," translation), Speaker 2 said, and added that items of clothing with "шматками плоті" ("pieces of flesh," translation) were visible at the market.
Witnesses described loud detonations and scattering fragments consistent with submunitions. Speaker 2 said there were "гуркіт... і стрільба, розлітали снаряди" ("loud explosions... and firing, shells scattering," translation) and pointed to what they identified as a cassette (cluster dispenser) and "характерні сліди на асфальті від елементів ураження" ("characteristic marks on the asphalt from the warhead elements," translation) as physical evidence.
Observers also described empty trading rows, blood and fragments on the ground, and a damaged vehicle with an injured person. The transcript does not provide a definitive casualty count or an official confirmation of the attack; numbers and any formal attribution beyond the eyewitness statements were not specified in the transcript.
No official government, military, or humanitarian confirmation appears in the provided transcript. The recording ends after witnesses identify the site as the Druzhkivka market and describe the scene. The situation, as reported in the transcript, indicates significant civilian harm but lacks independently verified casualty figures or an official statement about responsibility.
