Russia attacks Donetsk Oblast once again: one person killed, several injured

Photo: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Russian forces launched heavy airstrikes on four districts of Donetsk Oblast, killing one person and injuring six others on 11 October.

Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Details: The prosecutor’s office reports that Russian troops attacked populated areas of Bakhmut, Volnovakha, Kramatorsk, and Pokrovsk districts on 11 October.

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Russian artillery shelled the city of Chasiv Yar in the morning. As a result, a local woman, 64, sustained shrapnel injuries and multiple bone fractures. She was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The city of Myrnohrad was also hit by artillery, injuring a 49-year-old man.

A 47-year-old man was wounded when a Russian Grad multiple-launch rocket system hit the village of Velyka Novosilka.

In addition, the Russians attacked the village of Ivanopillia, reportedly with tube artillery. A 74-year-old woman, who was cycling to fetch water, was caught near the epicentre of the explosion and died on the spot.

In the village of Pleshchiivka, a 44-year-old man working in his garden sustained a mine-blast injury.

Russian forces also dropped aerial bombs on a residential area in the village of Yasna Poliana, injuring two women, aged 27 and 70.

Background:

• On the evening of 8 October, Russian forces dropped three KAB-250 guided aerial bombs on the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast. A 77-year-old woman was killed in the attack, and six others were injured.
• On 7 October, Russian troops attacked the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast, killing one person and injuring seven, including two children.
• Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, reported that as of 9 October, 17,800 people, including 340 children, remain in Kostiantynivka, under Russian fire.

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