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| Russians hit 18 settlements in Donetsk region. There are killed and wounded. |
| 2022-08-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Zaza Pawalishvili [LB] The occupiers hit 18 settlements in Donetsk region In Donetsk region, enemy troops targeted residential buildings, a wheat field, and an electrical substation. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to law enforcement officers, the police documented 33 shellings during the day. There are casualties among the civilian population. "The cities of Avdiivka and Bakhmut were subjected to massive shelling - six hits each. The occupiers also hit the cities of Bilytske, Kostyantynivka, Maryinka, Mykolayivka, Sloviansk, Soledar, the villages of Dachne, Elizavetivka, Novomykhailivka, Komar, Kurdyumivka, Opytne of Avdiivska TG, Opytne Bakhmut district, Pidhorodne, Pryshyb, Shakhtarske," the press service of the ministry said in a statement. Russian troops carried out airstrikes, and also hit with 9M-723 Iskander-M missiles, Grad anti-aircraft missiles, artillery and tanks. "A total of 54 objects were destroyed and damaged - 29 residential buildings, warehouses, two fields, farm premises, a hangar, a dispensary, and vehicles," the Ministry of Internal Affairs added in the message. The police worked at the landing sites and collected evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation. Criminal proceedings were opened under Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. We will remind you that the day before yesterday in Avdiivka, the Russians fired at the journalists of "Ukrainian Witness". The victims say that they were fired at by enemy artillery, because before that, the soldier accompanying the film crew heard the sound of the quadcopter. |
| Posted by:badanov |