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Russians shelled Toretsk, Kramatorsk and Avdiivka in Donetsk region. Damaged houses, schools, there are casualties (updated)
2022-09-20
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[LB] The head of Donetsk OVA once again called on residents of the region to evacuate.

by Iryna Gamalii


The Russians shelled Toretsk, Kramatorsk and Avdiivka in Donetsk region. Damaged houses, schools, there are casualties (updated)

On the night and morning of September 19, the Russian military shelled Toretsk, Kramatorsk and Avdiyivka in the Donetsk region . The occupiers used rockets, artillery and aviation.

This was reported by the head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavlo Kyrylenko, and the Head of the State Emergency Service in the Donetsk region.

Updated at 12:20 p.m. In Toretsk, as a result of emergency rescue operations, the body of a woman was recovered from the rubble of a two-story residential building destroyed by enemy shelling.

"Tonight, the rescuers of the 61 DPRC 22 DPRK arrived on a call about the destruction of a residential building as a result of shelling in the city of Toretsk. Upon arrival at the scene of the call, it was established that a partial destruction of a 2-story residential building had occurred. As a result of emergency and rescue operations, the body of a woman born in 1957 was removed from the rubble," the Department of Emergency Services of the Donetsk region reported on Facebook .

The head of Donetsk OVA previously wrote in Telegram that Toretsk was hit by an airstrike around two o'clock in the morning.

"The Russians targeted the private sector, killed one person, and damaged houses. In addition, Toretsk was shelled the day before - School No. 1 - a branch of the support school No. 6 was hit again. Also, on the territory of the community at night, the Russians destroyed School No. 18 in New York," the message says.

According to Kyrylenka, the Russian invaders also launched a rocket attack in Kramatorsk, damaging the building of the College of Economics. According to preliminary information, the S-300 air defense system was used. People were not injured.

In the morning, Avdiyivka was again subjected to massive artillery shelling – the central part of the city was damaged. There was no information about the victims, the extent of the destruction is being established.

The head of the OVA once again called on all residents of the region to evacuate: "Every day the Russians hit civilian objects, trying to cause as much damage as possible. Staying in the region means exposing yourself to an unjustified risk. Evacuate in time!".

We will remind, yesterday the occupiers killed three civilians of the Donetsk region. Eight people were injured.

Russians shot and killed a person in Sumy Oblast, six civilians were blown up by enemy mines in Kharkiv Oblast, - OVA

[LB] In addition, the Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions were shelled.

by Iryna Lysohor


The night was relatively calm in Volhynia, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Ternopil Oblasts, Cherkasy Oblast, Poltava Oblast, Kirovohrad Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Chernihiv Oblast and Zhytomyr Oblast.

At night, the enemy launched another rocket attack on Zaporozhye . Currently, eight "arrivals" are known. Once again, infrastructure objects became the target. Information about the victims is currently being clarified. This morning, the enemy launched another rocket attack. According to preliminary information, one rocket hit the regional center near the Dnipro River. Data on the victims are being clarified. The occupiers also shelled the territory near the regional center - they targeted one of the villages of the Zaporizhzhia district.

Currently, one injured person is known. Relevant specialized services are already working everywhere, according to a message from the regional military administrations as of 9 a.m.

Yesterday, the Russians shelled the Bilopol community of the Sumy region, in the village of Volfine - six "arrivals", in the evening they continued shelling the village with a mortar - 46 "arrivals" of 120mm . One person died as a result of the shelling. A local farm was seriously damaged, livestock died. Two granaries, a water tower, a mill, premises of a pig farm, farm buildings and motor vehicles were damaged.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Nikopol district again suffered from enemy shelling. Three times (twice at night and once in the morning) the Russians hit the Nikopol and Marganets communities with "Hrads" and heavy artillery. Previously, there were no deaths or injuries.

Up to 10 houses, farm buildings, cars and power lines were damaged in Nikopol. In the Marganets community, the extent of the destruction is being clarified. More than 2,500 subscribers were left without electricity. Emergency crews of energy workers are already working on the spot.

During the past day, the Russian occupiers shelled the settlements of the Kharkiv region along the contact line and the border with the enemy in the Kupyan, Izyum, Chuguiv and Kharkiv districts. Residential buildings, commercial buildings and infrastructure objects were damaged by shelling. An 11-year-old boy was injured in Kupyansk, one person was hospitalized with injuries in Chuguyiv district.

In the liberated territories of Kharkiv Oblast after the occupation, mine danger is very high. During the past day, six civilians were blown up by landmines. Two people blew up their cars in the Dergachiv district, two more each in the Izyum and Chuguiv districts.

Positional battles are taking place on the line of contact in Luhansk region . During the night, five artillery shells were fired at the positions of our soldiers and three airstrikes were carried out. Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine have repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Mykolaivka Druga, Vesela Dolyna and Bakhmut settlements.

During the day, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 21 strikes - it was confirmed that 16 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and strongholds and five positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit.

In the Donetsk region, there was a rocket attack on Kramatorsk at night - the building of the trade college was damaged there, in Toretsk - one person died , a house was destroyed, as a result of shelling in the city of Chasiv Yar, the school and nearby houses were damaged. The region remains without gas and partly without water and electricity. Over the past day, three civilians were killed, 11 were injured.

After midnight , Mykolaiv came under fire again.It is known that the yard of a private house was hit, as a result of which the outbuilding was completely destroyed. In addition, in several residential buildings, windows and doors were broken, and the roof was damaged. According to preliminary information, there are no victims.

Also, about 300 m of contact wire of the tram network was damaged in one of the sections. The repair crew of Mykolaiv Electrotrans is already working on site. Detailed information about the night shelling is being clarified. At night, enemy shelling was recorded in the center of Nova Odesa, Novo Odesa community. Private houses, stalls, a pharmacy, and a store were damaged. Also, as a result of the shelling, a fire broke out in a garage on the territory of a private home. There are no casualties. Yesterday evening, the enemy hit with three rockets from the "Smerch."

A hospital and a solar power plant were damaged. The scale of destruction and loss is being clarified. According to the information of Energoatom NAEC, tonight the enemy launched a missile attack on the industrial zone of the Southern Ukrainian NPP. A powerful explosion occurred only 270 m from the station's reactors. The shock wave damaged the buildings of the NPP, over 100 windows were broken. One of the hydro units of the Oleksandrivskaya HPP, which is part of the South Ukrainian energy complex, has shut down. Three high-voltage power lines were also disconnected.

Currently, all three power units of the PANPP are operating normally. There are no casualties among the station staff. One of the hydro units of the Oleksandrivskaya HPP, which is part of the South Ukrainian energy complex, has shut down. Three high-voltage power lines were also disconnected. Currently, all three power units of the PANPP are operating normally. There are no casualties among the station staff. One of the hydro units of the Oleksandrivskaya HPP, which is part of the South Ukrainian energy complex, has shut down. Three high-voltage power lines were also disconnected. Currently, all three power units of the PANPP are operating normally. There are no casualties among the station staff.

The situation in Kherson Oblast remains extremely difficult, hostilities continue. During the past day in Kherson, explosions were heard in the area of ​​the "Yuvileiny" KKZ, after which the lights went out in some houses. In the propaganda media, the occupation authorities announced a rocket attack on the city, five explosions were recorded, among which four were the work of the city's air defense.

In the region, the occupiers are forcibly evicting local residents from their settlements in Priozerny and Trifonivka. According to the information of OK "South", our aircraft struck three strikes at the enemy, and missile and artillery units carried out more than 320 fire missions. In particular, fire control of transport routes, logistics centers, maneuvers and redeployment, base points and control of enemy units was ensured.

In the Kherson region, the occupiers are intensifying checks, but now they are also looking for their soldiers who fled the battlefield and, disguised in civilian clothes, are looking for ways to evacuate.

We will remind you that the occupiers continue to shell the houses of civilians and objects of civil infrastructure, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war. Over the past day, the enemy launched three missile and 22 air strikes, carried out more than 90 attacks from multiple rocket launchers on objects on the territory of Ukraine.

Since the beginning of this day, the enemy has carried out three more missile strikes. The infrastructure of more than 30 settlements was damaged, in particular, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Soledar, Biloghirya, Novopill, Pershotravnevo, Temyrivka, Sukhoi Stavka, Myrolyubivka, Petrivka, Berezneguvaty, the settlements of Belogorivka, Spirny, and the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Stepove, and Olgivske.

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