Four killed and five injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast

Iryna Balachuk, Ukrainska Pravda — 28 January, 12:05

The aftermath of a Russian attack. Photo: Vadym Filashkin

Four people have been killed and five injured in Russian strikes on Donetsk Oblast over the past day.

Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "Russian forces killed four residents of Donetsk Oblast on 27 January: three in Sloviansk and one in Kostiantynivka. Five people were injured over the same period."

Details: Two people were injured in the city of Sloviansk and one person was injured in each of the settlements of Dobropillia, Druzhkivka and Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka. Russian forces have bombarded settlements across Donetsk Oblast 48 times over the past day. A total of 266 people, including 17 children, have been evacuated from frontline areas.

Filashkin added that at least 3,992 people in the oblast have been killed and at least 8,827 have been injured by Russian forces since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. He noted that these figures do not include casualties in Mariupol or Volnovakha.

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