Russia-backed militants hit Kostyantynivka twice with cluster munitions, three killed and 5 wounded in Donetsk region over 24 hours

Russia-backed militants hit Kostyantynivka twice with cluster munitions, three killed and 5 wounded in Donetsk region over 24 hours

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 16 2024, 07:03 AM  •  19017 views

Occupants shelled 12 localities in Donetsk region, inflicting 2,766 attacks. They used cluster munitions twice in Kostyantynivka, damaging 13 civilian objects.

Russian troops opened fire on 12 settlements in Donetsk region yesterday, August 15. In particular, they attacked with cluster munitions, a drone and artillery. Three civilians were killed and five others were injured as a result of the enemy shelling. UNN reports this with reference to the police of the region.

According to law enforcement officials, Russian troops conducted 2,766 strikes along the contact line and in the residential sector.

12 settlements were under fire: the towns of Kostyantynivka, Kurakhove, Myrnohrad, Novohrodivka, Toretsk, Ukrainsk, Kurakhivka, Verkhnekamianske, Zorya, Lysivka, Malynivka, Mykolaivka.

13 civilian objects were destroyed, including 9 residential buildings.

In Verkhnekamianske, the enemy killed two residents with artillery.

Another person was killed in Mykolaivka, and a private house was damaged.

The occupants hit Kostyantynivka twice with cluster munitions from Smerch multiple rocket launchers, wounding two civilians and damaging two private houses, a gas station, and power grids.

Three civilians were injured in Novohrodivka as a result of a drone strike.

In addition, it was reported that a civilian was wounded in Chasovyi Yar as a result of a Russian attack on August 14.