Compared to others in war-scarred east Ukraine, Galyna Poroshyna had been lucky to live in Toretsk, a mining town nestled in a relatively sleepy sector of the front line. Then, suddenly, the Russian assaults began, and life in the town, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Donetsk city, deteriorated drastically. As rockets and air […]
Russian forces have shelled Toretsk and Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, killing four people and injuring three others, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Office reported on Dec. 26. The Russians carried out an artillery shelling of Toretsk at around 8 a.m., local law enforcement said. An explosion killed a 67-year-old woman in her backyard, and a 74-year-old man […]
Russians bombarded Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of 20 December, injuring a 70-year-old woman. Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine, Suspilne with reference to Anastasia Miedviedieva, spokeswoman for Donetsk Oblast prosecutor’s office Quote: “For the second day in a row, Russian troops have been bombarding Krasnohorivka with artillery. This morning, a 70-year-old pensioner […]