Russian forces kill two civilians in Bakhmut

IRYNA BALACHUK – TUESDAY, 5 JULY 2022, 08:25

Russian forces killed two civilian residents of the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast on 4 July and wounded another four civilians.

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

Quote: "Russia is killing civilians! On 4 July, the Russians killed two peaceful civilians in Donetsk Oblast, in the city of Bakhmut. Another four civilians sustained injuries."

Details: Kyrylenko added that two people who sustained injuries in Luhansk Oblast received medical assistance in Kostiantynivka, in Donetsk Oblast.

Overall, at least 565 civilians have been killed and 1,473  wounded in Donetsk Oblast since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale military invasion in Ukraine on 24 February.

Kyrylenko reiterated that, as of now, it is impossible to determine the number of casualties and fatalities in Mariupol and Volnovakha.