Donetsk, Feb 15 – DAN. The terrorist attack on DPR People's Militia service member and his daughter is a war crime, said DPR Ombudswoman Daria Morozova.
"The terrorist attack carried out by Ukrainian fighters in Gorlovka this morning is not only a brutal war crime, but a flagrant example of Ukraine's disregard of the international humanitarian principles," she said.
"Targeting a vehicle with a child in a densely populated area during rush hours – it is hard to imagine a more brutal and cynical attack. People who did this were aware that a minor would be injured, who has nothing to do with the armed conflict. Other civilians were put at risk, as the debris were scattered dozens of meters away from the vehicle," Morozova said.
She called on international organizations to react.
An improvises explosive device attached to the underseal of a car belonging to a People's Militia commander went off at around 7.50 a.m. on the Pobedy street in Gorlovka. Commander's minor daughter was inside the car as well, she has also been hospitalized.
According to the DPR People's Militia command press service Daniil Bezsonov, the commander was taking his daughter to school at the moment the IED went off.
Ukrainian joint detachment of the West (Zapad) special task center is behind the terrorist attack, the Defense said.*ot