5 killed, 11 injured in Russian airstrike on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast

Russian airstrikes on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast killed at the least 5 civilians and injured 11 others on Feb. 26, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

In keeping with Ukraine's Nationwide Police, a 47-year-old girl and 4 males — aged 56, 57, and 75, with another but to be recognized — had been killed.

The injured embrace 5 ladies and 6 males, starting from 33 to 83 years outdated.

Filashkin mentioned Russian forces dropped three guided bombs on town and its outskirts. The assault broken or destroyed at the least 52 civilian websites, together with greater than 20 residential buildings.

Kostiantynivka, situated about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest of the front-line metropolis of Chasiv Yar, had a prewar inhabitants of round 67,000.

Russian forces have commonly focused settlements in Donetsk Oblast with artillery and airstrikes, typically leading to civilian casualties.

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