Russians kill one person and wound another in Donetsk region overnight

One civilian was killed and another wounded in Donetsk region as a result of shelling yesterday.

This was reported by the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration (RMA) Vadym Filashkin in Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"On 18 May, Russians killed 1 resident of Donetsk region - in Kurakhivka. Another 1 person was wounded in the region during the day," the statement reads.

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According to the RMA, a total of 1,966 people have been killed and 4,901 wounded in Donetsk region since the start of the full-scale invasion. The total number of casualties in the region excludes data from Mariupol and Volnovakha.

As Ukrinform reported, in Mykolaiv region, Russians shelled Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities.