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Ukrainian armed forces have reportedly fired dozens of munitions towards the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in recent days, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to residential and infrastructure sites. Reports drawing on DPR authorities detail a series of attacks and shelling incidents, although the figures vary across the reporting period.
Reports from the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) say that Ukrainian armed forces have carried out a series of shelling attacks on the region's territory over the past week, resulting in civilian casualties and damage to residential and civilian infrastructure. The reports, which come from the DPR's department for documenting Ukraine's war crimes and the DPR government, detail a high number of incoming munitions and widespread destruction, though exact figures vary from day to day.
Coverage Comparison
All information originates from Russian state news agency TASS, with reports published between May 24 and May 28. The DPR is a Russia-backed breakaway state in eastern Ukraine; the reports do not include comment from the Ukrainian military or Western sources. The coverage is framed around the actions of the "Ukrainian armed forces" and "Ukrainian troops," attributing the attacks to them without independent verification.
Key Claims
One civilian was reportedly killed and multiple others wounded in the shelling. Reports from May 24, 25, and 27 each mention one civilian wounded. A later report from May 28 states that one civilian was killed and 11 others were wounded, including nine emergencies ministry employees.
DPR authorities report sustained shelling over the period. The May 27 report claims 15 munitions were fired towards the republic's territory. The following day's report says that 35 rounds were fired in 22 distinct attacks.
Residential and civilian infrastructure was damaged. The number of damaged residential buildings ranges from two to 11 across the various reports, while damage was also reported to cars, infrastructure sites, and transport vehicles.
The attacks were reportedly concentrated in specific areas. According to a single report from May 27, the city of Gorlovka, Donetsk, Yenakievo, Telman, and Novoazovsk were targeted.
Perspectives
DPR Authorities: The DPR government and its department for documenting Ukraine's war crimes report that its territory is under sustained attack, and they are documenting the damage and casualties. Their framing is that Ukrainian armed groups are responsible for the violence, a claim that forms the core of their official communiques. There are no independent sources to corroborate these reports.
Ukrainian Military: No direct response from Ukrainian authorities is included in the article.
Russian State Media: The information was distributed by TASS, the Russian state news agency, which has described the attacks without independent verification.
This article was updated to reflect a correction in the original TASS report regarding the number of civilians wounded.
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ClaimThe Ukrainian armed forces fired munitions towards the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the past 24 hours, wounding civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure sites.