The Russians shelled Toretsk and Ukrainsk: there are dead and wounded

On August 12, as a result of artillery shelling by Russian troops in the cities of Toretsk and Ukrainsk in Donetsk region, two civilians were killed and three others were injured.

This is reported by the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

On August 12, around 10:00 a.m., the Russians shelled Toretsk from artillery. As a result of the shelling, two local residents, who were going to the source for water, received shrapnel wounds. A 50-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man were taken to the hospital.

Around noon, the Ukrainian also came under Russian fire. Artillery shells hit a residential area, resulting in the death of two women aged 58 and 61, who were outside at the time of the shelling. Another local resident, a 44-year-old man, received a mine-explosive injury and a chest wound, he was hospitalized.

In both settlements, private and multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged as a result of shelling. The pre-trial investigation is conducted under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office on the facts of violation of the laws and customs of war in accordance with Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.