Ukraine attacks Russian-held city of Donetsk… 2 dead, 7 injured

ⓒ Ukrainian Newsis forces carried out a series of attacks on the Russian-held eastern city of Donetsk on the 16th (local time), killing two and wounding seven others, a Russian official said.

According to AFP and TASS, the Governor of Donetsk, Denis Pushlin, appointed by the Russian authorities, said that Ukrainian troops launched a major offensive today targeting the Petrovsky district of the capital Donetsk. , injuring at least seven people and burning a shopping center.

Governor Pushlin said, “Since 12 noon today, Ukrainian soldiers have attacked the Petrovsky District, injured 7 civilians, including teenagers,” and added, “The list of casualties continues come in.”

He did not mention the deaths, but the Tass news agency previously reported, citing local authorities, that at least two people were killed in the shopping center shooting.

Governor Pushlin said that the Galactica shopping center was engulfed in flames of more than 10,000 square meters as a result of the Ukrainian military attack, and that extinguishing operations are still ongoing.

Governor Pushlin said that the hospital in Petrovsky was partially damaged by shelling.

RIA Novosti news agency also released a video showing huge smoke billowing out of the Galactica shopping center.

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