Russian Attack Kills 2 in Donetsk Region
A Russian attack on the settlement of Sofiivka in the Donetsk region’s Kramatorsk community killed two people and injured two others, the State Emergency Service reported on Aug. 23. The strike damaged 141 private homes and sparked multiple fires. Rescuers recovered one body from the rubble but were forced to suspend firefighting efforts due to the threat of repeated shelling.
On August 23, a Russian attack on the Sofiivka settlement in the Kramatorsk community of Donetsk killed two people and injured two others, according to the Ukrainian State Emergency Service. The strike caused significant damage, destroying 141 private houses. Emergency personnel recovered one victim from under the rubble of a private house and dismantled about two tons of building structures before concluding the search-and-rescue operation.
The attack also sparked fires in three locations, which firefighters managed to put out, although they were forced to suspend efforts due to the threat of further Russian shelling.
This attack is part of a series of deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine over the weekend. On Sunday morning, a Russian drone hit a residential area in Kharkiv's Osnovyanskyi district, injuring eight people, including a 15-year-old boy with an acute stress reaction. Fires ignited in private homes and an outbuilding. On Saturday afternoon, a Russian ballistic missile struck the Boryspil district of Kyiv, killing two and injuring five.
The missile damaged a warehouse, parking lot, vehicles, a private home, and a gas station. Additionally, seven Russian strikes on Saturday in the Zaporizhzhia district killed three and injured 15, including a child, causing damage to multiple private houses.
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