Seventeen civilians, including three children, killed in gunfire in Horlivka in past 24 hours

12:18, 29.07.2014 1 min read

In the past 24 hours 17 civilians, including three children, were killed in Horlivka and 43 were injured, Horlivka City Council said on Tuesday.

"In the past 24 hours 17 Horlivka residents died in artillery fire at the city center. Three children were among them [people killed] and 43 civilians were injured, they have been provided with medical care necessary," the Horlivka city council press office said in a statement on Tuesday.

Three-day mourning is declared in the city due to these tragic events from July 28.