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Two civilians killed in Russian morning strike on Ukraine's Donetsk region

Alona Myshakova
21 August, 2024 Wednesday
16:25

On the morning of Wednesday, August 21, Russian forces attacked several settlements in the Donetsk region once again, resulting in the deaths of two civilians

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Vadym Filashkin, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported that a woman was killed this morning in the city of Ukrainsk. The shelling also damaged two high-rise buildings in the area.

Another civilian was killed by Russian artillery in Siversk.

Filashkin also noted that a 36-year-old man in Toretsk had died from shelling carried out by Russian troops the previous day.

  • On Wednesday, August 20, Russian troops attacked a cafe in Zaporizhzhia region, injuring three children and an 18-year-old girl. The 15-year-old wounded died during resuscitation.

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