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| Multiple victims in Kiev strike on two Donbass cities – official | Multiple victims in Kiev strike on two Donbass cities – official |
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| Dozens of people were injured in a “fierce” Ukrainian attack on Donetsk People’s Republic, the acting head of the region says | Dozens of people were injured in a “fierce” Ukrainian attack on Donetsk People’s Republic, the acting head of the region says |
| The city of Makeevka in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic came under intense shelling late Tuesday night, according to the region’s acting head, Denis Pushilin. Ukrainian forces allegedly targeted residential districts of the town, damaging multiple houses, as well as a school and a hospital. | The city of Makeevka in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic came under intense shelling late Tuesday night, according to the region’s acting head, Denis Pushilin. Ukrainian forces allegedly targeted residential districts of the town, damaging multiple houses, as well as a school and a hospital. |
| At least 25 people, including two young children, were injured in the strike, according to preliminary data shared by Pushilin on Telegram. The victims are receiving the necessary medical care, he added. | At least 25 people, including two young children, were injured in the strike, according to preliminary data shared by Pushilin on Telegram. The victims are receiving the necessary medical care, he added. |
| It is unclear what type of munition might have been used, but the blasts were felt by “most” residents of Makeevka and Donetsk, Pushilin claimed. The DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination reported at least twelve hits from self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems on Makeevka since 7pm. | It is unclear what type of munition might have been used, but the blasts were felt by “most” residents of Makeevka and Donetsk, Pushilin claimed. The DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination reported at least twelve hits from self-propelled multiple rocket launcher systems on Makeevka since 7pm. |
| The capital of the DPR also came under intense shelling on Tuesday, with at least two people reported killed and several injured earlier in the afternoon, according to the mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin. In total, the Ukrainian forces attacked the city and its suburbs two dozen times on Tuesday, firing some 166 shells from 155mm artillery provided by Western nations, the official claimed. | The capital of the DPR also came under intense shelling on Tuesday, with at least two people reported killed and several injured earlier in the afternoon, according to the mayor of Donetsk, Aleksey Kulemzin. In total, the Ukrainian forces attacked the city and its suburbs two dozen times on Tuesday, firing some 166 shells from 155mm artillery provided by Western nations, the official claimed. |
| Donetsk has been a frequent target of Ukrainian strikes since the outbreak of the conflict between Kiev and the Donbass republics back in 2014, as Ukraine’s military established heavily fortified positions around the city. The attacks on DPR’s capital intensified after the launch of Moscow’s military operation against Kiev in February 2022, leaving scores of civilians killed and delivering major damage to infrastructure. | |
| The Donetsk People’s Republic became part of Russia last October together with the People’s Republic of Lugansk and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, following referendums in which the local populations voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move. |