Interfax-Ukraine
10:58 03.04.2026

Russian shelling of Donetsk region kills 3, injures 13 – police

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Russian shelling of Donetsk region kills 3, injures 13 – police
Photo: National Police

Over the past day, three people were killed and 13 others were injured in Donetsk region due to Russian shelling, the communication department of the Donetsk regional police reported.

"Druzhkivka withstood 12 strikes, 11 of which were aerial bombs. One person died, and 11 were injured. Thirty private houses, two administrative buildings, and vehicles were damaged. In Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Russia killed two civilians and injured two others. A private house was destroyed," according to the report on the National Police of Ukraine website.

According to law enforcement, the enemy struck Kramatorsk with two CAB-250 bombs, an FPV drone, and Grad MLRS, damaging 28 private houses and four civilian cars.

As a result of Geran-2 UAV hits, seven private homes were damaged in Sofiyivka, and a private house and two cars were damaged in Novomykolaivka.

In total, on April 2, police recorded 1,539 Russian strikes along the front line and the residential sector of the region.

Eight settlements were under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, and Slovyansk; the settlements of Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka and Sofiyivka; and the villages of Kindrativka, Novomykolaivka, and Osykove.

A total of 81 civilian objects were destroyed or damaged, including 67 residential buildings.

Police and the SBU have opened criminal proceedings under Art. 438 (war crimes) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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