0of 5,000

Help us find 5,000 new members. Bring one friend.

Share your personal link and make us stronger in 2027.

0 found so far

Goal 5,000

News Feed

Prosecutor's Office: Russian attack on Krasnohorivka kills elderly man, woman

• 1 min read
Prosecutor's Office: Russian attack on Krasnohorivka kills elderly man, woman
Civilian riding a bike on February 2, 2024 in Krasnohorivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Olena Zashko/The Kyiv Independent)

Russian artillery shelled the city of Krasnohorivka in Donetsk Oblast on March 30, killing two people and wounding one other, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.

Krasnohorivka lies roughly 30 kilometers west of the occupied city of Donetsk and was the settlement Russian forces unsuccessfully attempted to break into after the fall of Avdiivka in late February.

The recent attack reportedly damaged houses and outbuildings.

A 73-year-old man was killed in one of the houses and his injured 50-year-old daughter was hospitalized, according to the Prosecutor General's Office. Another 70-year-old woman was killed by shelling in her house on a neighboring street, the report said.

"Krasnohorivka has been on the front line for 10 years and remains one of the most dangerous places in the country," wrote Donetsk Oblast Governor Vadym Filashkin, urging residents to evacuate.

Donetsk Oblast, partially occupied by Russian forces since 2014, suffers regular attacks, and local officials report losses among the civilian population virtually on a daily basis.

Avatar
Kateryna Denisova

Politics Reporter

Kateryna Denisova is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in Ukrainian politics. Based in Kyiv, she focuses on domestic affairs, parliament, social and war-related issues. Kateryna began her career in journalism in 2020 and has since worked with several leading Ukrainian media outlets. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and has studied at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

Read more
News Feed

The attack damaged two electrical substations in Taganrog, including one supplying power to railway infrastructure. A fire broke out at a substation in the city's Shubin district, while power lines between the Taganrog-Passenger and Mikhailovka railway stations were left without electricity.

Show More