Russian shelling in eastern Ukraine: Report victims and injured – New Time

Five people lost their lives and at least 19 others were injured in Russian attacks on the city of Avdijivka in eastern Ukraine, officials said on Tuesday. TASR received the report from DPA. “In the Donetsk region, Avdijivka was shelled by artillery and aircraft, the city was razed to the ground. Five civilians died and 19 were injured,” Ukrainian ombudsman Ludmila Denisova said in a statement. According to her, the mentioned attacks took place in the late evening on Monday. Avdijivka in eastern Ukraine borders Donetsk, the de facto capital of pro-Russian separatists, who declared two self-proclaimed “people’s republics” in 2014, Donetsk and Luhansk, the DPA said. Ukraine has accused Russian troops of attacking medical facilities, residential areas and bomb shelters without distinction since the beginning of the military invasion on February 24. Russia denies targeting civilians and instead blames Ukrainian forces for using civilians as living shields. In a separate post on the Telegram social network, Denisova said a Russian tank attack in the Kharkiv region was attacked by a civilian-marked vehicle, and four civilians, including one child, lost their lives, the DPA writes.