11 civilians, including 1 child, killed by Russian troops in Donetsk and Luhansk regions in one day

Iryna Balachuk – Thursday, 10 March 2022, 11:42

In just one day,  Russian troops killed five civilians – including one child, a girl – in the Donetsk region. Another six civilians were killed in the Luhansk region, and one was killed in an explosion in Korosten, in the Zhytomyr region.

Source: Ukraine’s National Police on Telegram

According to the police: "During the last 24 hours, at least 27 residents of the Donetsk region were wounded."

Details: 14 villages and towns have been hit by Russian fire: Mariupol, Kramatorsk, Druzhivka, Novoluhanske, New-York, Luhanske, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillya, Terny, Myronivskyi, Stepne and Mykhaylivka.

In total, 34 civilian buildings were damaged: a children’s hospital and maternity ward, two schools, Pryazov State Technical University, residential buildings, a grocery shop, a church, a village council building, railway tracks, a gas pipeline and utility installations .

The situation is most critical in blockaded Mariupol and in Volnovakha and the surrounding villages, which the Russian troops are striking with missiles, aerial bombardment, and artillery. The areas around Kramatorsk and Svitlodar are also under attack.

In the morning of 10 March, Russian troops attacked Mariupol twice again, at 08:00 and at around 09:20. So far, one person has been confirmed dead as a result of the attacks, but the information is still being updated.

Because of constant firing, there is not enough time to bury all the dead. The enemy has deliberately cut off all communications and utilities, and the city of Mariupol remains without light, water, gas or telephone services.

In the Luhansk region, six civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours.

On 9 March, Russian troops fired at 26 residential buildings and other infrastructure in the towns of Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Pryvillya, Rubizhne and Kreminna.

Four people were killed in Rubizhne, one in Severodonetsk and one in Lysychansk.

More than 100 private houses and apartment blocks, a petrol station and a railway station in these towns were also damaged.

Moreover, at midnight on 9-10 March, the enemy conducted an air strike on the town of Korosten in Zhytomyr region. One person was killed and two wounded.

The police have opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) and Article 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code.

Law enforcement officers are urging citizens to adhere to the curfew, not to drive along unverified routes, as Russian troops may fire at civilian cars, and not to pick up unfamiliar objects or touch unexploded ordnance.