Five civilians killed, ten more injured in Russian shelling of Donetsk region

The Russian army killed five civilians and injured ten more in Donetsk region on February 16.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports.

"On February 16, Russians killed five residents of Donetsk region – in Bakhmut. Then more people in Donetsk region were injured,” he wrote.

He noted that it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.

As reported by Ukrinform, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian invaders launched 41 missiles of various types throughout the territory of Ukraine on February 16. In addition, the enemy launched 24 air strikes and more than MLRS 50 attacks.