Seven people killed in enemy shelling of Donetsk region

01.04.2022 23:53

Ukrinform

Seven civilians were killed and six more, including three children, were injured in the Russian shelling of Donetsk region on Friday.

"Russia kills civilians. On April 1, seven people were killed in the Russian shelling of Donetsk region: 4 – in Marinka, 2 – in Vuhledar, 1 – in Novoselivka. Six people, including three children, were injured," Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko posted on Telegram.

The exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha cannot be determined still, he noted.

According to the infographics published, a total of 144 civilians were killed and 571 more were injured as a result of the actions of Russian invaders in Donetsk region as of 20:00, April 1.

On February 24, Russian president Putin started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian invaders shell and destroy infrastructure, massively fire on residential areas of Ukrainian cities, towns, and villages using artillery, MLRS, ballistic missiles and aviation bombs.