Seven killed, nine wounded in Russia's shelling of Avdiivka

Seven killed, nine wounded in Russia's shelling of Avdiivka

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Russian forces shelled the city of Avdiivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region this morning, killing seven people and wounding nine others.

Vitalii Barabash, the head of the Avdiivka city military administration, said this in a statement on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Today is another black day for our Avdiivka. In the morning, the Russian evil spirits once again brought death to our land, sneakily, as always, shelling the central market with tanks and MLR systems during rush hour. Seven residents of Avdiivka were killed and nine were wounded," Barabash wrote.

The official expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims.

According to the police, the city was shelled with a Grad multiple rocket launcher.

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