Eight Civilians Reportedly Injured In Ukraine, Hospital And School Hit By Shells

May 28, 2017
Krasnohorivka's school on fire on May 28, 2017 | Unian.info/twitter.com/666_mancer

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Heavy Shelling In Krasnohorivka

According to the Ukrainian military reports that shells fired by Russian-backed fighters have caused considerable damage in Krasnohorivka, in the Donetsk region, damaging a hospital and a school.

Kyiv Post reports:

At least eight civilians have been wounded in shelling against the Ukrainian-controlled frontline city of Krasnohorivka, some 600 kilometers southeast of Kyiv.

As many as 14 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including a local school, a hospital and several residential houses, the Donetsk Oblast police reports on May 28.

The shelling from multiple-launch missile systems engaged by Russian-led forces started at 6:40 a.m. local time. An hour later, the police started evacuating the personnel and patients from the city’s hospital due to grave danger.

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Civilians get wounded amid shelling in Ukraine's Krasnohorivka | KyivPost

At least eight civilians have been wounded in shelling against the Ukrainian-controlled frontline city of Krasnohorivka, some 600 kilometers southeast of Kyiv. As many as 14 buildings were damaged or destroyed, including a local school, a hospital and several residential houses, the Donetsk Oblast police reports on May 28.

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May 29, 2017 07:45 (GMT)

Unian.info has posted additional pictures: 

Donetsk governor gives details about Krasnohorivka Sunday attack (Photos)

"Russian occupiers have again mounted attacks on Krasnohorivka. Firing from Grad systems, tanks, mortars. There are direct hits on buildings," he wrote on Facebook on Sunday morning. "Explosions have damaged the buildings of secondary school No. 2, the hospital. The school's second floor has caught fire," he added.

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May 29, 2017 08:01 (GMT)

Meanwhile, on Saturday the Ukrainian military reported that eight soldiers were wounded in 49 ceasefire attacks, most of which took place in the Mariupol and Donetsk sectors.

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Eight Ukrainian soldiers wounded in action in Donbas on May 27

Eight Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in action in Donbas, the east of Ukraine, on Saturday, May 27, as a result of 49 attacks mounted by Russia's hybrid military forces, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters.

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May 29, 2017 08:03 (GMT)

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