Russian troops kill 5 civilians in Donetsk region

Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, informs about the crimes on Telegram.

"On December 8, Russian troops had killed 5 civilians in the Donetsk region," writes Kyrylenko.

In particular, Russian soldiers killed 3 people in Bakhmut, 1 in Toretsk and 1 in Netailove.

Also, 2 more people were injured in Toretsk. 

In total, since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, at least 1,251 civilians have died and another 2,711 Ukrainians have been injured in the Donetsk region.

Information about the exact number of victims in the temporarily occupied Mariupol and Volnovaha cannot be established at this point in time.

"Russia is killing civilians! Every war criminal will be punished," Kyrylenko added.