Russian-Backed Officials Say Ukrainian Forces Shelled Donetsk Settlements 47 Times in a Day
TASS reported Russian-controlled authorities' claims that Ukrainian forces fired 55 rounds, damaging five homes, a bus and several infrastructure facilities.
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Authorities in the Russian-controlled area known as the Donetsk People's Republic said Ukrainian forces shelled local settlements 47 times over the course of a day, according to TASS.
The report said Ukrainian forces fired 55 rounds of ammunition in total, which officials said damaged five homes, a bus, a special-purpose vehicle and six civilian infrastructure facilities. TASS, a Russian state news agency, did not indicate that the claims had been independently verified.
Contested territory, contested accounts
The Donetsk region has been among the most heavily contested areas since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with both sides regularly issuing reports of shelling and damage attributed to the other. Claims originating from Russian-controlled administrative structures in the region are generally not verifiable by independent observers, given restricted access to front-line areas.
Ukraine has not issued its own statement addressing these specific claims as reported. Reports of this nature are issued frequently by officials on both sides of the conflict, reflecting the ongoing exchange of artillery fire along the front line in eastern Ukraine.
The human and material toll described in the report could not be independently confirmed at the time of publication.
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