Russians struck Donetsk Oblast today: casualties and damage reported

ALONA MAZURENKO – FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2022, 09:45

At least five people were killed and six injured in the Russian attack in Donetsk Oblast on 15 September. Occupiers killed one person and injured five people in Donetsk Oblast on 16 September. 

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

Quote: "Russians killed five civilians in Donetsk Oblast on 15 September: in the towns of Selydove, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Soledar, and Bakhmut. Six more people were injured. 

At the moment, it is not possible to determine the exact number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha cities."

Details: According to Kyrylenko, Russians shelled the settlements near the front line in Porkovske and Bakhmut districts on the night of 15-16 September. 

In the middle of the night, Russians struck Selydove with Smerch multiple rocket launchers and S-300 missile systems; one person was killed and five people were injured. 

The missiles damaged 32 five-storey residential buildings, a school, a gymnasium and a kindergarten. 

The massive shelling of the centre of the town of Avdiivka took place again in the early morning. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. 

There were no casualties in the Bakhmut district overnight, but a certain amount of damage was done. 

Kyrylenko asked civilians to evacuate.  

At the same time, Nova Poshta [a postal operator] is back to work in Sloviansk. At the moment, only one department has been reopened; it’s №2 department on Yaroslava Mudroho street, 12. It will restore its function from 16 September. People will be able to send and receive parcels weighing up to 30 kilograms. The office will work every day, from 9:00 to 17:00. 

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