Russian strikes against Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast injures 6
Russian strikes against the town of Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug.
10 injured[1] at least six people, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported. "On Aug.
10, the occupants struck the town of Toretsk, possibly with mortars and three aerial bombs," the prosecutors wrote on Telegram. "At 10:40 a.m., a 47-year-old man who was riding a bicycle on the street was injured as a result of the explosion."
The city came under another attack an hour later. This time, a 59-year-old man was injured on the street by projectile fragments, the report said. Yet another strike at 2:15 injured four women aged 53 to 73.
Two of them suffered injuries at home, and two others were wounded while in the town's center, according to the prosecutors. Russian attacks against Toretsk damaged two administrative buildings, several residential and commercial buildings, as well as two cars, the report said. Over the course of Aug.
9, Russian forces killed three civilians and injured 10 more in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported[2].
The aftermath of Russian strikes against Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, on Aug.
10, 2023. (Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office)
The aftermath of Russian strikes against Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, on Aug.
10, 2023. (Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office)
The aftermath of Russian strikes against Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, on Aug.
10, 2023. (Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office) 
Martin Fornusek
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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.
Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.