Russian forces kill one, injure six residents of Donetsk region in past 24 hours

Russian forces kill one, injure six residents of Donetsk region in past 24 hours

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Russian forces killed one resident of the Donetsk region and injured six others on Wednesday, April 16.

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

He said one person had been killed in Pokrovsk and that six others had sustained injuries.

Filashkin said the total number of Russian-caused casualties in the Donetsk region -- 3,144 killed and 6,942 injured – did not include data from Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Read also: Russians kill one, wound 15 residents of Kherson region on Wednesday

Earlier reports said that 160 families with 207 children still remained in settlements in the Donetsk region where the mandatory evacuation of children is ongoing.

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