Ukraine states that Russia has intensified its Donetsk attack, killing at least seven people

Russianshootings have killed at least 7 people and injured another 25 inUkrainein the last 24 hours, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday Said to.

According to the national presidential office, Russian troops are targeting cities and villages in southeastern Ukraine, with most civilian casualties occurring inDoneckstates. And recently Russia is stepping up its attacks.

Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported in a telegram post that two people were killed in the city of Avdiivka in the center of the state, and Sloviansk, Krasnohorivka and Kurakhove in the city of Donetsk each killed one civilian. Said.

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" All crimes are punished, "he wrote.

Kirirenko urges the remaining 350,000 inhabitants of the state to flee late Tuesday, evacuation from Donetsk saves lives, and Ukrainian troops provide better defense against Russia's advance. Said it was necessary to be able to.

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Luhansk Governor Selhi Haidai denied on Wednesday that the Russians had completely occupied the state. He said Ukrainian soldiers withdrew and fierce fighting continued in the villages around Lisichansk, the city that Russian troops took on Sunday.

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"Russians are expensive, but the Luhansk region is not completely occupied by Russian troops," Haidai said. "Several reconciliations have already been overtaken by each side several times."

He said Russia Up to 15,000 inhabitants remained in Lisichansk, and about 8,000 remained in the nearby city of Sievierodnetsk, which were seized by human and separatist fighters last month.

Pro-Russian separatists have fought the Ukrainian army for eight years and ruled most of Donbus. Before Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Putin recognized the independence of two self-proclaimed separatist republics in the region.

Russian troops in Ukraine Unable to invade the occupation of Kib, the capital of the city, Moscow focused its attacks on occupying the remaining Ukrainian-owned areas of Donbus.

To the north of Doneck, Russian troops also attacked Kalkihu, Ukraine's second largest city, and a missile attack took place overnight, the Governor of Kalkihu said in a telegram on Wednesday.

Three districts of the city were targeted, said Governor Ole Sinievbov. According to the governor, three people were injured, including an infant. The university building and the administration building were destroyed.

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