Russian troops kill 5 civilians in Bakhmut

Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko reported the information on Telegram.

"Russia is killing civilians! On February 16, Russians killed 5 residents of Bakhmut, Donetsk region," he said.

Another 10 people were injured in the region.

In total, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has killed 1,372 residents of the Donetsk region and injured at least 3,062. However, these figures are not final: it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.

• According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, on February 16, Russian troops launched 41 missiles of various types at Ukraine, 5 of them were converted S-300 missile systems targeting Kharkiv. Sixteen missiles were shot down by Ukrainian defenders. In addition, Russian troops launched 24 air strikes and more than 50 MLRS attacks. There are wounded and dead among the civilian population.