Russian forces attack Donetsk region's settlements 26 times over last day

The head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration Vadym Filashkin reported as of the morning of July 20.

According to him, a multi-storey building was damaged in the Pokrovsk district, in particular in Kurakhove. In Pokrovsk, three houses and an enterprise building were damaged, and an administrative building was partially destroyed.

He also said that in the Kramatorsk district, in Rai Oleksandrivka of the Mykolaiv community, 19 houses, a shop, and 2 infrastructure facilities were damaged. In Markove of the Kostiantynivka community, 2 houses and an infrastructure facility were damaged. 

In Toretsk, Bakhmut district, 1 person was killed and 2 injured, 2 houses and a non-residential building were damaged. In the Chasiv Yar community, 4 private houses and 2 multi-storey buildings were damaged. 

In total, the Russians fired 26 times at the settlements of the Donetsk region over the last day. 421 people were evacuated from the front line, including 83 children.

• Since the beginning of July 19, 76 combat engagements have been reported along the frontline. Russian forces are most active in the Pokrovsk and Lyman sectors, and Russia has dropped 26 guided aerial bombs in the Kharkiv region.