Russian troops have hit a residential building in the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast with a KAB-500 bomb (guided aerial bomb), injuring a child aged 13.
Source: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office
Details: The Russians launched an air strike o…
The Russians terrorised Nikopol Oblast on the night of 23-24 September, shelling the area and dropping explosives from a UAV.
Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Details: A 25-year-old man was injure…
Russian forces shelled Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 23, killing an elderly woman and injuring one man, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office reported to Suspilne news.The Russian military targeted the village of Yelyzavetivka in the Pokrovsk distr…
Russian forces carried out attacks against Toretsk, Petropavlivka, and Molodenke in Donetsk Oblast, injuring three men and two women, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported.Russia targeted the town of Toretsk with artillery, hitting a h…
The Russian military shelled Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka and Toretsk in Donetsk Oblast, injuring four civilians, the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office reported[1] on Aug.20.Reportedly, the cities were targeted with artillery, wounding two women, a …
An emergency responder died after suffering injuries from the Aug. 7 Russian missile attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, bringing the death toll up to 10 people, the State Emergency Service reported[1] on Aug. 13.
Colonel Vitalii Kints, the head of the 9th State Fire and Rescue Squad, died in hospital overnight on Aug. 13, according to the report.
Russian forces struck Pokrovsk with two missiles on Aug. 7, claiming to target a “command post” of Ukraine’s Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Group.
On Aug. 8, the military spokesperson Serhii Cherevatyi dismissed[2] the Russian claim, saying it’s already the “third or fourth time” Russia is said to have destroyed this command post.
Russian forces hit downtown Pokrovsk at 7:15 p.m. and 7:52 p.m. on Aug. 7, damaging 12 high-rise buildings, a hotel, a local prosecutor’s office building, a Pension Fund building, a pharmacy, two shops, and two cafes.
The double tap attack also injured 82 people, including two children, policemen, and rescuers.
Since the beginning of the all-out war, 78 Ukrainian first responders were killed, and 280 were injured in Russian attacks while doing their job, the State Emergency Service’s spokesman Oleksandr Khorunzhyi said[3] on Aug. 8.
Pokrovsk is located some 40 kilometers from the front line, close to the administrative border with Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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Alexander Khrebet is a reporter with the Kyiv Independent. He covers Ukraine’s foreign policy, alleged abuse of power in the country’s military leadership, and reports on the Russian-occupied territories. Alexander is the European Press Prize 2023 winner, the #AllForJan Award 2023 winner and Ukraine’s 2022 National Investigative Journalism Award finalist. His was published in the Washington Times and Atlantic Council.
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The US Department of State has commented on Russia’s missile attack on the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, which claimed the lives of at least 9 people.
Source: Matthew Miller, US State Department Spokesperson, during a briefing, as reported by Eur…
