Russian attacks cause damage to church, kindergarten, houses in Donetsk region

On February 8, 2023, Russian troops were attacking the Donetsk region’s settlements with missiles and artillery.

The relevant statement was made by Donetsk Regional Military Administration Head Pavlo Kyrylenko on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Around midnight, Russians shelled the Hrodivka community, which is located relatively far from the front line, with artillery. In Novoekonomichne, one person was injured, and a church was hit,” the report states.

The outskirts of Kramatorsk came under enemy fire. Enemy projectiles struck the area of an industrial enterprise.

In the Volnovakha direction, two houses were damaged in the Vuhledar community’s Bohoiavlenka. The enemy missile also hit a building in Bahatyr.

The Kurakhove community came under enemy fire five times. Novoselydove suffered the most: a kindergarten, outpatient department, family leisure hub, residential house and enterprise were damaged there. The outskirts of Kurakhove and Trudove were also affected. No casualties were reported.

In the Horlivka direction, Russian invaders launched a missile strike on Kostiantynivka and twice attacked Ivanopillia with artillery. A house and a warehouse facility were damaged. In New York, a 9-storey apartment block was hit.

In the Lysychansk direction, a 2-storey residential house was damaged in Siversk. No casualties were reported.

Photo: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Facebook

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