Russians pummel Soledar and kill civilian in Paraskoviyivka

Russian forces have continued pummelling Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, killing one person in the settlement of Paraskoviyivka, which is equidistant from Soledar and Bakhmut.

Source: Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, commenting on the situation as of the morning of 12 January 

Details: The Russians continued to fire along the entire front line overnight and in the morning. 

On the Volnovakha front, Russian forces attacked Vuhledar, damaging six houses. The areas of the settlements of Novoukrayinka and Bohoyavlenka came under Russian fire as well, but there were no casualties. 

On the Donetsk front, Kurakhiv hromada [an administrative unit designating, in this case, a town of Kurakhove and its adjacent territories – ed.] was hit during the past 24 hours. Russians hit an administration building, three high-rise buildings and the premises of a local business. A two-storey building and a private house have been damaged in the settlement of Kurakhivka.

Occupiers have started another attack on Kurakhove in the morning, and the extent of its aftermath is being confirmed. Apart from that, the Russian army attacked Marinka, Avdiivka and areas near Ocheretyne hromada during the night.

On the Horlivka front, one person was killed in Paraskoviyivka, Soledar hromada. 

Intensive Russian fire continues in Soledar. 

Kostiantynivska hromada came under fire on the previous afternoon, damaging a road but causing no casualties.

On the Lysychansk front, three houses have been destroyed in the city of Lyman, and Siversk has also been attacked. There were no casualties.

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