28.2 C
Accra
Sunday, January 12, 2025
WorldRussia: 2 dead, 12 injured after shelling in Donetsk

Date:

Russia: 2 dead, 12 injured after shelling in Donetsk

Officials in the eastern Ukraine province of Donetsk, which is seized by Russia, report that two people have died and 12 have been injured as a result of shelling.

“Twelve civilians were wounded to varying degrees of severity in the Petrovsky and Leninsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya,” the Donetsk People’s Republic said in a statement.

Donetsk is one of four Ukrainian territories that Moscow unlawfully annexed last year and has been held by separatists with Russian support for eight years.

This past weekend, there were a flurry of purported Ukrainian strikes. The local governor reported that two civilians were murdered in a village in the Bryansk area of Russia as a result of Ukrainian shelling.

Meanwhile, two civilians have died in a village in Russia’s Bryansk region following Ukrainian shelling, the local governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

One residential building had been completely destroyed and another two houses were partially damaged, he said.

The Bryansk region shares a border to its south with Ukraine and to its west with Belarus.

On Saturday, officials in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine reported attacks. A suspected drone triggered a fire in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol while the southern Ukrainian town of Nova Kakhovka came under “severe artillery fire.”

The news comes amid warnings from Ukraine that its preparations are almost complete for a spring counter-offensive that many experts believe could mark a pivotal moment in the conflict.

[forminator_poll id="710479"]

Latest stories

LIVESTREAMING: National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service for Mahama

The National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service is taking place...

Scrap regional minister portfolio – Mahama urged

The Communication for Development and Advocacy Consult (CDA Consult)...

Several injured after gunmen attack bus in Bolgatanga

Several people sustained injuries after gunmen ambushed a passenger...

“Personally, I don’t think I need a siren” – John Dumelo disagrees with A-Plus

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, John Dumelo,has...

National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service happening today at UPSA

A National Prayer and Thanksgiving Service will take place...

Related stories

WhatsApp to stop working on these devices in 2025

WhatsApp will soon cease supporting 18 Android models and...

South Korea: Deadly plane crash at Muan Airport claims 179 lives

A devastating tragedy has unfolded as at least 179...

Biden grants full pardon to son Hunter amid criminal sentencing

US President Joe Biden has granted a full and...

Court issues 2-year suspended death sentence to former Bank of China Chair for bribery, others

Former Bank of China chairman Liu Liange on Tuesday received...

Ghanaians among UN peacekeepers injured in Southern Lebanon attacks

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has reported...

Russia denies Trump told Putin to restrain Ukraine war efforts

The Kremlin has rejected media reports suggesting that US...

More than 100 detained as protesters defy Amsterdam’s ban on protests

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in Amsterdam on...