4 civilians killed in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast today
Four civilians were killed and another four injured in Russian attacks on Donetsk Oblast on Sunday, 18 August.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office on Facebook
Details: Russian forces attacked the Pokrovsk, Bakhmut and Volnovakha districts. They deployed artillery to shell the city of Myrnohrad, targeting a private residential neighbourhood. An 83-year-old woman was killed in the attack and a 56-year-old woman sustained a blast injury.
The Russians also deployed a drone to drop explosives on a street, with a 41-year-old man suffering shrapnel wounds and a fracture of the cervical spine as a result.
During a repeat attack several hours later, a 44-year-old man, who was driving a car at the time, was killed. Early reports suggest that Russian forces dropped a FAB-500 bomb.
Russian forces also attacked the city of Toretsk, hitting a private house and injuring a 64-year-old man and killing his wife, 67. The man is currently in critical condition.
A man, 25, was killed and another man, 23, sustained injuries, in a Russian attack on the village of Rozlyv in the Volnovakha district.
The Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office said its prosecutors were working to document the Russian war crimes.
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