Three dead and humanitarian cargo destroyed in Russian shelling of Donetsk village

12 September 2024, 05:48 PM

Russian forces struck the Kostyantynivska community in Donetsk Oblast, killing three people and injuring two, said regional governor Vadym Filashkin on Sept. 12.

Russian forces fired artillery at the village of Virolyubivka, hitting a site where people were present and destroying a truck with humanitarian aid and a car.

In Kostyantynivka, they attacked residential areas, damaging seven houses and a power line. Vadym Filashkin urged Donetsk residents to evacuate.

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Vadym Filashkin/Telegram
Photo: Vadym Filashkin/Telegram
Vadym Filashkin/Telegram
Photo: Vadym Filashkin/Telegram

Earlier on Sept. 12, Filashkin reported that Russian forces destroyed the Pokrovsk filter station, leaving the city without water, and also demolished a bridge.

On Sept. 11, Russian shelling in Kostyantynivka killed three people and injured five others.

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