Five civilians killed in attacks in Luhansk in past 24 hours - city council

12:46, 01.08.2014 1 min read

Five civilians were killed and another nine were wounded in attacks in Luhansk in the past 24 hours, the press service for the Luhansk City Council reported on Friday.

"Five civilians were killed and nine Luhansk residents, including one child, sustained bullet wounds and injuries in the continuing shooting attacks on the city. Emergency services were called 67 times in the past 24 hours," the report says.

According to the city council, artillery attacks hit several districts of the city. The shelling caused fires, including in the Epicenter construction hypermarket. The attacks also damaged a school and the shopping center Luhan.

Two unexploded shells were found in the yard of a residential building. A total of four unexploded munitions were found in Luhansk in the past 24 hours.