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| Russians carried out 16 strikes on Donetsk region, using prohibited projectiles, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said |
| 2022-08-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [LB] Since the beginning of August, more than 6,500 residents of Donetsk region have left for safer regions, almost 1,300 of them are children. by Zaza Pavalishvili The occupiers shelled 11 settlements in the Donetsk region. Bakhmut and Avdiivka suffered massive blows. There are wounded and dead among civilians. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "Russia struck Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Toretsk, Kurakhove, Zaytseve village, Karlivka village, Bilbasivka settlement, Pivdenne village, Novomykhailivka village, Kostyantynivka village, Kurakhivka settlement," it says. in the message. Artillery, tanks, "Uragan" anti-aircraft missile defense system, mortars and rockets were used for shelling by the invaders. During the day, 17 objects were destroyed and damaged - 13 residential buildings, outbuildings, garages. The police collected evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian Federation. In addition, 614 citizens were evacuated by the police during the day. "In total, since the beginning of August, more than 6,500 people have left for safer regions, almost 1,300 of them are children," the ministry's message summarizes. We will remind, on August 15, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liquidated another 150 soldiers of the Russian Federation , most of them in the Donetsk direction. Russian Federation struck Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions, - OVA [LB] In the morning, five rockets were fired from Belgorod over Kharkiv Oblast. by Iryna Lysohor The night was relatively calm in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhya, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil Oblasts, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Poltava, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kyiv and Zhytomyr Oblasts. At night, the enemy launched a missile strike in the Odesa region . As a result of the impact of two rockets, destruction and fires broke out at one of the recreation centers and in several private buildings nearby. Three civilians were injured. The rescue operation is ongoing. The circumstances are being clarified, according to the summary from OVA as of 8 am. In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russia again shelled the Kryvorizky and Nikopol districts . Nikopolskyi was hit three times during the night. In Nikopol, six private houses, cars and low-pressure gas boilers were damaged. In the Chervonogrihorivska community, a local enterprise and the recently repaired Nikopol highway were affected. The power line was cut. People were not injured. In the Kryvorizka district, the enemy hit the Shirokiv community. Without victims and destruction. During the day, the Russian occupiers intensively fired artillery and rockets at Kharkiv and the region. The Saltivsky district of Kharkiv was shelled several times from salvo missile systems. Residential high-rise buildings, critical transport infrastructure were damaged, and open areas were hit. No casualties. During the day, the occupiers shelled Kharkiv, Izyum, Chuguyiv, and Bogodukhiv districts throughout the region. This morning, the Defense Headquarters recorded the launch of more than five rockets from Belgorod. Rocket strikes damaged residential buildings, several fires broke out. In the Izyum district, critical infrastructure was damaged by shelling, and grass burned in open areas. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. In the Luhansk region last night, the enemy launched six artillery barrages and four mortars, launched a rocket attack, tried to hit the positions of our troops from tanks, and used aviation twice. Russian attacks were repulsed in seven directions. At one point, the fighting is still going on. There was a rocket attack on Kurakhovo in the Donetsk region at night. There are no casualties among the civilian population. Also at night - a rocket attack on the village of Kurakhivka. A direct hit into a private residential building. The rescue operation is ongoing, the State Emergency Service forces are extinguishing the fire and clearing debris. Druzhkivka shelling in the morning. About a dozen private houses were damaged. During the day, Avdiivka, Bakhmut, the village were shelled. Zaitseve, village Karlivka, Bilbasivka village. During the day, two civilians were killed and seven were wounded. Yesterday evening, the enemy hit the port infrastructure of Mykolaiv with rockets from the Smerch salvo fire system. Without human losses. Tonight, the Russian occupiers once again bombarded Mykolaiv with missiles of the S-300 type. It is known that civilian objects were hit, in particular, the P. Mohyla National University and one of the city's enterprises. Private houses were also damaged. Previously, there were no victims or victims. Detailed information is being clarified. The village was also shelled at night. Shiroke of Shirokivska hromada. Hits were on agricultural buildings and the road. There are no casualties. Shelling of the territory and nearby settlements of the Berezneguvat community continues. Information on victims and damage is being clarified. The situation in the Kherson region is persistently dire - air raids, loud explosions and shelling, house inspections, looting and abductions continued during the past 24 hours . Residents of the region also reported massively about fighter jets flying over the territory of the regions. During the day, the Russian military shelled six settlements in the Kherson region, as a result of which local residents were injured. In addition, there is information that the occupation authorities and the military have significantly increased the pressure on the residents of the region. In particular, checks of documents, telephones, and transport have increased. We will remind you that yesterday, from the territory of Belarus, a Russian Su-34 aircraft struck infrastructure objects in the territory of the Zhytomyr region . The threat of further missile and air strikes remains. |
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