Russian forces damaged a hospital and other civilian infrastructure in the latest overnight shelling with drones and missiles, Ukrainian authorities said.
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The Ukrainian military said that Russian forces fired four cruise missiles, one cruise missile and used 11 unmanned aerial vehicles“Ukrinform” reported.
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“The central city hospital in the city of Selidovo in the Donetsk region, the building of the Kotlyarev mine and other civil infrastructure were destroyed and damaged”the statement said.
It is not clear whether the hospital was operational or whether there were casualties.
At least four people were killed in the city last week after Russian forces shelled a residential building there.
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Ukraine’s military command also said 10 drones and one cruise missile were downed.
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure last winter left thousands of people in the cold and dark for long periods of time, and since then Kiev has received more air defense systems from its allies.
Source: BGNES
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