Russian forces kill 5 civilians in Donetsk Oblast

IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022, 08:17

Russian occupying forces killed five civilian residents of Donetsk Oblast in a 24-hour period on 5 July.

Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from Kyrylenko: "Russia continues to kill civilians! On 5 July, the Russians killed five civilian residents of Donetsk Oblast: two in Avdiivka, one in Sloviansk, one in Krasnohorivka, and one in Kurakhove."

Details: In addition, 21 civilians sustained injuries as a result of Russian attacks.

Overall, at least 570 residents of Donetsk Oblast have been killed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale military invasion in Ukraine. At least 1,494 others have sustained injuries.

According to Kyrylenko, it remains impossible to determine the number of casualties and fatalities in Mariupol and Volnovakha.