Russians kill 15 civilians in one day in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, including two families with children

Kateryna Tyshchenko - Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 21:43

At least 15 civilians, including two families with children, were killed and seven civilians were injured in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts as a result of Russian shelling on Wednesday. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 16 attacks.

Source: Joint Forces Operation, East Operational and Tactical Group

Direct quote: "The occupiers have shelled 46 settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, destroying and damaging 68 civilian targets, including: 43 residential buildings, two schools, a vocational high school, a kindergarten, a garment factory, a railway station, a cultural centre, a heating plant and an electricity substation. At least 15 civilians (including two families with children) have been killed and seven have been wounded as a result of the shelling."

Details: The Joint Forces Operation repelled 16 enemy attacks on Wednesday. Fighting continues in two more locations.

The Joint Forces Operation destroyed: eight tanks; 17 armoured combat vehicles; four special armoured vehicles; and six other vehicles.

Air defence units in Ukrainian-controlled Donbas shot down an enemy Su-34 fighter-bomber.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled seven attacks in the area covered by the "East" Operational and Tactical Group on Wednesday. Enemy losses amounted to 220 personnel, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and one unmanned aerial vehicle.