A former Russian deputy prime minister and a Kremlin-backed official were wounded when Ukrainian forces shelled a hotel and restaurant Wednesday in the occupied city of Donetsk.
Dmitry Rogozin, the former Russian deputy prime minister who is currently leading a volunteer force that provides support to pro-Kremlin forces in Ukraine, was having a business lunch with some associates when the restaurant came under fire from high-precision weapons.
Rogozin was injured in the shoulder blade in the attack, which is believed to have been carried out by a Caesar 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzer artillery system that was supplied to Ukrainian forces by France.
The 59-year-old Putin crony also allegedly sustained shrapnel wounds to the head, buttocks and left hip, the news outlet Baza reported on its Telegram channel.
[Maybe he shouldn’t have been there in the first place, eh? — Ed]
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