Seven people were killed Thursday April 25 in Ukraine in bombings carried out by the Russian and Ukrainian armies, including in the territories occupied by Moscow, their respective authorities announced.
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“ Russians continue to bomb Donetsk region all day: three new people killed », Lamented on Telegram the Ukrainian governor of this eastern region, Vadim Filachkine. The Donetsk region, in the Donbass and of which Moscow claims annexation, is part areas where the fighting is particularly fierce : the Russian army is on the offensive there, notably towards Chassiv Yar.
In addition, four people were killed during the day in Ukrainian strikes on territories under Moscow control, according to the Russian occupation authorities. “ Enemy drones attacked the village of Novokarlovka » [Novokarlivka en ukrainien, NDLR], said on Telegram the head of the Russian-occupied part of the Zaporizhia region (South), Evgeni Balitski. “ A civilian car was hit, killing a man and a woman “, he added, specifying that the couple leaves “ four children (…) orphans “. These children benefit from social and psychological assistance », continued Mr. Balitski.
On April 20, a Russian journalist was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Zaporizhia region. It has been partially occupied by Moscow since its assault launched in February 2022 and is home to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. In the summer of 2023, Ukrainian forces attempted, but failed, to break through the Russian army’s defense lines in this area.
In the neighboring Kherson region, also partially occupied, two other people were killed in shelling by the Ukrainian army. A gas pipeline was also “ damaged », Said the head of the local occupation, Vladimir Saldo, on Telegram.
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