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Ukrainian military bombing kills five civilians, says Donetsk.

"The attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit 38 civilian infrastructure facilities and 11 vehicles," says a statement from the Donetsk People's Republic.

Bombing by Ukrainian military kills five civilians, says Donetsk (Photo: Sputnik)

TASS - Ukrainian military shelling killed five civilians and wounded 13 others in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the last 24 hours, the DPR mission to the joint control and coordination center said in a statement on Saturday. 

"Five civilians were killed and 13 injured in the last day. 51 residential buildings were damaged near Donetsk and Gorlovka. Attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit 38 civilian infrastructure facilities and 11 vehicles," the statement said.

According to the mission, the attacks involved various rocket launchers, 122 mm and 152 mm artillery cannons, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms. In addition, the Ukrainian military used the Tochka-U missile system above the Kirovsky district in Donetsk. The Ukrainian military fired a total of 686 rounds of ammunition.

According to the DPR mission, Zaitsevo, Verkhnetoretskoye, Gorlovka, Ozernovka, Shirokaya Galka, Zheleznaya Balka, Veseloye, Lozovoye, Yakovlevka, Vasilyevka, Panteleisonovka, Donetsk, the settlement of Trudovskaya Mine, Staromikhailovka, Alexandrovka, Kremenets, Signalonoye, Dokuchayevsk, Spartak, Yelenovka, Naberezhnoye, Kulikovo and Sakhanka were criticized.

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