Russian troops kill three civilians, injure five more in Donetsk region in past day

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

"On March 23, the Russians killed three residents in Donetsk region: two in Kostiantynivka and one in the city of Chasiv Yar. Five more people in the 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, the enemy is focusing main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions. Over the past day, Ukrainian defenders repelled more than 79 enemy attacks.