Military actions have claimed the lives of five civilians in Donetsk

• Five civilians were killed as a result of Russian shelling.
• The official death toll in the region has reached 3,417.
• Evacuation of families with children from some populated points has begun.

This is reported by Ukrinform, Ukrayinska Pravda.

On August 16, the Russian army killed five civilians in Donetsk. This was announced by the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, on Telegram.

According to the information, two people were killed in the villages of Rayske and Sviatohirsk, and one more in the town of Kostiantynivka. In addition, during the shelling, four people received injuries in various populated areas.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the number of civilians killed in the region has reached 3,417, and the injured — 7,837. These figures do not include those killed in the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Earlier, it was also reported about the start of the evacuation of families with children from five populated points in Donetsk region.

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