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Russians shell Chernihiv Oblast, struck Dnipropetrovsk, killing civilians in Hirnyk and Kherson
2022-12-14
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Sumy, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, and Zaporizhia regions were also shelled during the day.

by Iryna Lysohor


The night was relatively calm, without shelling, in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovohrad, Odesa, Khmelnytskyi, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil Oblasts, Poltava Oblast, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr Oblast, Cherkasy Oblast, and Kyiv Oblast.

At night, the enemy fired from self-propelled guns in the Chernihiv region. The territory of the Semenivska community, in the Novgorod-Siversky district, came under attack. There were no losses or damage, the OVA reported in the morning summary.

The Russians also fought along the border of the Sumy region . Over the past day, 38 strikes were recorded. Enemy mines and shells exploded on the territory of three communities: in Krasnopilsk, Velikopysarivska, and Seredino-Budska. As a result of shelling yesterday evening on the outskirts of the city of Seredyna-Buda, one multi-apartment residential building and a power line were damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified.

In the Kharkiv region, the enemy launched a missile strike with the S300 system on the city of Kupyansk at night. The rocket hit the two-story administrative building, causing a fire. The building is completely destroyed. There are no victims. The occupiers continue to shell the border settlements of the region. Last day, Kharkiv, Vovchan, Izyum and Kupyan districts were subjected to mortar and artillery shelling. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or injuries.

In Zaporizhzhya, during the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of ​​Zhovta Krucha, Chervone, Stepove, Gulyaipole, Novodanilivka, Dorozhnyanka, Olhivske, Poltavka, and Mala Tokmachka settlements. 23 reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by the Russian occupiers. Detailed information on the consequences is being clarified.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians once again terrorized the Nikopol district throughout the night. Nikopolska, Marganetska, and Chervonogrigorivska communities were shelled from 122mm BM-21 "Grad" MLRS and heavy artillery. People were not injured. In Nikopol and Chervonogrihorivska hromada, private, administrative buildings, farm buildings, and power grids were damaged. In the Marganets community, the consequences of the attack are being clarified.

In the Luhansk direction, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the occupiers in the districts of Novoselivskyi, Stelmakhivka, Novoyehorivka, Makiivka, Chervonopivka, and Bilogorivka. The enemy is concentrating its efforts on conducting offensive actions, in particular, on the Lyman and Bakhmut directions. In the direction of Kupyansk, the districts of Novoselivskyi, Stelmakhivka, Novoyehorivka, and Makiivka were subjected to shelling from tanks and the entire range of artillery from the Russians. In the Lyman direction, the enemy shelled Bilogorivka with tanks, mortars, barrel and jet artillery.

In the Donetsk region, positions and neighborhoods of the community were shelled with heavy weapons and small arms throughout the night. The situation is tense, but under control in the Ozoryanivka, Kurdyumivka, New York, Northern, Southern, Shumyv, Druzhba, Magdalinivka, and Zalizny districts. Avdiivka is under constant fire. In the morning, the old part of the city was shelled from the 122mm BM-21 Grad rocket artillery system. Along the line of defense around the city - single arrivals at positions. The city of Hirnyk was shelled by Hurricanes yesterday afternoon. Two civilians died, 12 were injured. Shelling of the Soledar community, in particular the village of Yakovlivka, the village of Bakhmutske, the village of Rozdolivka, and the village of Vasyukivka. Power lines were damaged.

The shelling of Bakhmut does not stop. Yesterday, a message was received that the premises of the Bakhmut Industrial College had completely burned down. In addition, employees of the State Emergency Service extinguished a fire that occurred in a residential building from the second to the sixth floor, on the street. Tchaikovsky. The building and playground of the Youth Center were damaged by mortar shelling. Over the past day in Donetsk region: three dead, 17 wounded.

In Mykolaivska yesterday , the enemy attacked the water area and the settlement of the Ochakivska community, as a result of which one person was injured. Residential buildings were damaged and destroyed. Also, yesterday at 16:30, the settlement of the Kutsurub community came under enemy fire, as a result of which the infrastructure object was damaged. No casualties.

In the Kherson region , the enemy is carrying out massive shelling from barrel and rocket artillery on populated areas, there are casualties among the civilian population, and civilian infrastructure has been damaged. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Antonivka, Chornobayivka and the city of Kherson were the most affected.

Yesterday, in Kherson, enemies attacked the KhBK micro-district. It is known about 15 injured, three dead . There were also shelling of the Ostriv microdistrict. The number of victims is being clarified. As a result of the Russian artillery strike, houses in the Tavriysky district, cars in the parking lot, and a gas line were damaged. According to preliminary data, one person died, three were injured. In addition, the occupiers struck the residential sector. The house was damaged, power lines were damaged as a result of the impact. Work continues to restore normal life to the liberated Kherson region. The State Emergency Service removed and neutralized 157 explosive objects.

It will be recalled that the authorities are calling on Kherson residents to evacuate due to incessant enemy shelling. The Russians are hitting the right bank of the region from which they retreated.

The shelling of Hirnyk, reported by Donetsk OVA, took place yesterday afternoon. The enemy opened fire on the central part of the city with cluster munitions and "Hurricane".

Posted by:badanov

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