Five killed, 15 wounded in enemy strikes on Donetsk region on July 27

Russian shelling of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on July 27 left five civilians dead and 15 others wounded.

Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin announced this on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

"On July 27, the Russians killed five residents of the Donetsk region, including three in Ivanivka, one in Kostiantynivka and one in Toretsk. Another 15 people in the region were injured during the day," he wrote.

As many as 2,110 civilians have been killed and 5,515 injured in the Donetsk region since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The casualty figures do not take into account casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Three civilians were wounded in Russian shelling of the Donetsk region on July 26.