Two civilians, including a child, killed in Russian shelling of Donetsk region

“Law enforcement officers opened criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war (Parts 1, 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation data, on October 12, the Russian army shelled Avdiivka, as a result of which a 58-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman received shrapnel wounds,” the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Facebook.

The invaders launched rocket strikes on the village of Bahatyr in Volnovakha district. An 11-year-old boy was killed, his six-year-old brother was injured. The 31-year-old mother of the boys was hospitalized with multiple lacerations.

The village of Halytsynivka, Pokrovsk district, also came under Russian fire. A 32-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman were injured.

In addition, the invaders attacked the town of Hirnyk, Pokrovsk district. A 44-year-old woman was killed, her 24-year-old son-in-law was injured.