Six people killed as Russians hit Toretsk this morning

This morning, Russian troops struck the town of Toretsk in Donetsk region. Five people were killed on the spot, one more person died in hospital later.

"Today, from the very morning, the town of Toretsk was under fire. A two-story building sheltering people was destroyed as a shell slammed into it. During search and rescue operations, the bodies of five dead people were found and retrieved. Three people were rescued from the rubble, one of whom died in hospital," the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram.

The search and rescue operations have been completed.

As reported, the invaders shelled 11 localities of Donetsk region over the past day, casualties were reported.

Photo credit: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

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