Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al-Houthi: We find ourselves in the most sacred battle and the greatest position. We do not consider the sacrifices to be wasted losses; rather, we have given everything for the sake of this stance.
Al-Houthi: The Zionist scheme is undoubtedly a plot to enslave and exploit this nation. This is a fact, not an exaggeration.
Al-Houthi: Great sacrifice in the path of God only increases our steadfastness, determination, certainty, resilience, and cohesion.
Al-Houthi: The Zionist crime confirms the importance of Yemen's conscious and insightful position based on constants, values, and human ethics.
Al-Houthi: The Israeli enemy is a criminal who proves its brutality and monstrosity through all its criminal practices, void of any controls.
Al-Houthi: The Israeli enemy's record is one of terrible and horrific crimes, full of bloodshed against the Palestinian people and people in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
Al-Houthi: The crime of targeting ministers and civilian workers adds to the Israeli enemy's criminal record in the region.
Al-Houthi: All of the martyrs were ministers working in civilian fields.
Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi: We extend our sincerest condolences to all the martyrs' families, their loved ones, their colleagues, and our dear people.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent: An Israeli drone targeted a residential apartment in the al-Natour Square in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City

Ukraine used cluster munitions on Donetsk university

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 6 Aug 2023 15:59
  • 3 Shares
2 Min Read

Russian officials say Ukraine used cluster munition on a university in Donetsk, with the campus being set on fire.

  • x
  • Funeral workers load a body of a man killed during shelling conducted by Ukrainian forces, in the Donetsk People's Republic, July 31, 2023 (AP)
    Funeral workers load a body of a man killed during shelling conducted by Ukrainian forces, in the Donetsk People's Republic, July 31, 2023 (AP)

A university building's wooden roof in Donetsk caught fire after Ukrainian shelling on Saturday, according to an emergency official in the Russia-controlled city in eastern Ukraine.

Donetsk Mayor Alexei Kulemzin reported on Telegram that the University of Economics and Trade's first building was ablaze due to the recent attack.

To combat the fire, 100 firefighters, 12 water tanks, and three ladders were deployed, as stated by Alexei Kostrubitsky, the emergency minister for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

Kostrubitsky alleged that the shelling involved the use of cluster munitions, causing the extensive blaze. 

As of now, there has been no immediate response from Ukraine regarding the alleged shelling. Both parties deny targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Related News

US revives Gaza ethnic cleansing plans for 'gleaming tourism resorts'

Parl. Spkr. Berri defends Resistance arms, warns of Israeli threats

There were no people inside the building during the shelling, as confirmed by Kostrubitsky. However, the situation was challenging as the roof was made of wood, which caused the fire to spread rapidly.

According to Russia's RIA state news agency, the fire affected an area of about 1,800 square meters (19,400 square feet) before being brought under control early on Sunday.

DPR acting head Denis Pushilin said in late July that 169 munitions had been launched including rocket and canon artillery fire with NATO-supplied munitions.

Reports that cluster munitions had been used in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk circulated on local Telegram channels and social media; however, there is no evidence to support this, and officials made no mention in their daily updates. 

It does, however, reveal a belief among locals that Ukraine would use the controversial munitions on civilian populations. This fear is not unfounded.

In October 2014, soon after the conflict broke out in Donbass, the Ukrainian Army was accused of firing cluster munitions into the heart of Donetsk City.

According to the New York Times, there were "clear signs that cluster munitions had been fired from the direction of [Ukrainian] army-held territory, where misfired artillery rockets still containing cluster bomblets were found by villagers in farm fields."

  • Ukraine
  • United States
  • Donetsk
  • Donetsk People's Republic
  • Donbass
  • Cluster Bombs
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

Fierce resistance ambushes target IOF in Gaza Strip

Fierce resistance ambushes target IOF in al-Zaytoun, Gaza City

  • Politics
  • 30 Aug 2025
Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025
Although it does seem likely they will launch some kind of operation in northern Gaza, one which will accelerate its mass murder of civilians, but will fail to achieve its stated objectives. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Here is why the Israeli occupation of Gaza won’t work

  • Opinion
  • 26 Aug 2025
A scene showing an al-Qassam Brigades fighter during an ambush on July 7, 2025, in a video released by the al-Qassam Brigades on August 26, 2025 (al-Qassam Brigades Military Media)

Al-Qassam reveals Beit Hanoun ambush targeting Israeli forces

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
'Gideon’s Chariots' Op. deemed a failure by Israeli military report
Palestine

'Gideon’s Chariots' Op. deemed a failure by Israeli military report

Smokes rise to the sky following an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern occupied Palestine, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP)
Politics

US revives Gaza ethnic cleansing plans for 'gleaming tourism resorts'

Ansar Allah leader Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi gives a speech on August 31, 2025 (Screengrab)
Politics

Israeli crimes prove brutality, Yemen undeterred: Sayyed Al-Houthi

Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. (IRNA)
Politics

Iran's top general says air defenses must adapt to new threats

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS