Russians killed five civilians in Donetsk region in past day

Russian troops killed five civilians and injured eight more in Donetsk region on August 6.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, said in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

"On August 6, the Russians killed five civilians in Donetsk region: three in Bakhmut, one in Avdiivka and one in Blahodatne. Eight more people were injured," the report reads.

Overall, total of 695 civilians have been killed and 1,781 injured in Donetsk region since the Russian full-scale invasion started.

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The regional governor noted that it is currently impossible to determine the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.

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