Russia shelling kills 3, injures 22 in Donetsk region over past day – regional administration

Three civilians in the Donetsk region were killed and 22 others injured, most of them in the city of Kramatorsk, due to shelling by Russia over the past 24 hours, reported Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin as of the morning of March 30.

"Kramatorsk district. In Khrestyshche of the Sviatohirsk community, one person was wounded and a private house was damaged. In Mykolaivka, utility buildings and garages were damaged; in Raiohorodok — 3 private houses. In Sloviansk, 2 people were wounded, and 4 high-rise buildings, a hotel, and 3 cars were damaged. In Kramatorsk, 3 people were killed and 16 wounded; 11 private houses, 7 high-rise buildings, 5 administrative buildings, a shop, a cafe, and 6 cars were damaged. In Oleksievo-Druzhkivka, 2 people were wounded," Filashkin wrote on Telegram.

Additionally, according to him, one person was wounded in the city of Dobropillia in the Pokrovsk district, and private houses were damaged in Riznykivka of the Siversk community in the Bakhmut district.

In total, Russia shelled the region’s settlements 29 times over the day, Filashkin reported. During the same period, 93 people, including 16 children, were evacuated from the frontline.

The head of the Donetsk regional administration previously reported the deaths of three Kramatorsk residents due to Russia aerial bombing on Sunday; a 13-year-old boy was among the dead. Police reported 17 victims ranging in age from 19 to 84.

As reported, on Saturday, March 28, Russia shelled the Donetsk region 14 times, wounding five civilians. On Friday, March 27, there were 12 shellings, with one person killed and six civilians injured. On Thursday, March 26, there were 13 shellings, leaving one person dead and one wounded.

Evacuations from the frontline included 302 people (36 children) on March 27 and 180 people (41 children) on March 26.