(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Nineteen settlements have come under enemy fire in Donetsk Region over the past day.
The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Internal Affairs Ministry on Telegram , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
In particular, the Russian military opened fire with aircrafts, missile systems, Smerch multiple rocket launcher systems, tanks and heavy artillery on such settlements as Mariupol, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Kostiantynivka, Druzhkivka, Marinka, Zalizne, Vuhledar, Siversk, Sviatohirsk, Malotaranivka, Drobysheve, Ocheretyne, Novokalynove, Zvanivka, New York, Kostiantynivka (Marinka District), Sydorove and Dronivka.
“There are casualties among civilians. At least 85 civilian objects were damaged, namely residential houses, production enterprises, two schools and a lyceum, vital infrastructure facilities,” the ministry stressed.
Pre-trial investigation was launched according to Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war).
A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war. Russian troops are shelling and destroying the key infrastructure facilities, launching missile and air strikes on Ukrainian cities and villages, torturing and murdering civilians.
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