Russian occupying forces kill 5 civilians in Donetsk Oblast
IRYNA BALACHUK – SATURDAY, 2 JULY 2022, 08:17
On 1 July, five civilians were killed and 12 injured in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian attacks.
Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote from Kyrylenko: "Russia is killing civilians! On 1 July, the Russians killed four civilian residents of Donetsk Oblast in Sloviansk. Another 12 civilians sustained injuries."
Details: One person was reported dead in Bakhmut after having sustained injuries in Luhansk Oblast.
Overall, Russian occupying forces have killed at least 550 civilian residents of Donetsk Oblast and injured another 1,437 since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Ukraine.
These numbers do not include the victims of Russian aggression in Mariupol and Volnovakha, where Kyrylenko says that it remains impossible to determine the exact numbers of casualties and fatalities.
