Russian shelling of Donetsk region leaves one dead, three injured

Russian shelling of Donetsk region leaves one dead, three injured

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Russian forces shelled three settlements in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, killing one person and injuring three others.

Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"One person was killed and three others were injured in today's shelling of the Donetsk region... I urge everyone once again: evacuate! Protect yourselves and your loved ones," Filashkin wrote.

He stated that near Kostiantynivka, Russian troops struck a civilian vehicle with an FPV drone, killing a 52-year-old man.

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In Lyman, Russian forces fired five Smerch rockets, injuring two people and damaging 23 houses, power lines, a gas pipeline, a car, and a garage.

Another person was wounded in Pokrovsk.

On March 20, Russian forces injured seven civilians in the Donetsk region.

Photo credit: Vadym Filashkin / Telegram

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