Shelling of Donetsk: there are casualties, evacuation is underway, Ukrainian security forces are on the outskirts of the city
Donetsk, August 02 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In the evening, artillery shelling began in the central part of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.
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According to local residents, the main blow fell on the residential areas along Fedkovicha Street. “The shell hit a two-story house and a private house, which caught fire as a result. Trees and dead wood were burning in some courtyards,” they say, also reporting a dead woman.
The shelling area is cordoned off; private transport and taxis are not allowed into it. Only special transport vehicles are allowed to pass. There is a mass evacuation of residents.
“We are being evacuated on mine buses. Zasyadko, which take people to the Tekstilshchik microdistrict. Then, on your own,” local residents report.
According to the Donetsk News publication, the forces of the Ukrainian army took Marinka in battle and reached the outskirts of Donetsk.
According to eyewitnesses, as a result of a brutal clash, militia checkpoints in Marinka were destroyed. Many believe that the attack is directly led by the leader of the Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh.
At the same time, the battle continues in Krasnohorivka, which is located a little to the side, and the liberation of which was announced by the leadership of the National Security and Defense Council a few hours ago.
At the same time, the militias do not confirm the information about the control of security forces over Krasnohorivka.
“Since the morning, clashes have continued on the southwestern outskirts of Donetsk in the area of Krasnohorivka and Maryinka. Another attack on Saur-Mogila was repulsed. In the area of Torez and Shakhtersk, a large group of the Ukrainian army was surrounded.
The Ukrainian army is moving Tochka-U missile systems to Donetsk. Enemy convoys with Smerch and Uragan MLRS were also recorded.
As Navigator reported, the capture of Saur-Mogila in Kyiv was announced on July 28, but the militia denied this information.
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