Russians shelled Kurakhove – Red Cross office destroyed

This was reported by the Ukrainian Red Cross on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

“As a result of the Russian shelling of the city of Kurakhove, Donetsk region, the house of culture, which housed the office of the Maryinka district organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross, was destroyed. The technical and material assets of the organization were destroyed,” the statement said.

According to the organization, its employees and vunteers were not injured during the attack.

“We categorically condemn the viation of international humanitarian law, the shelling of civilian targets and humanitarian organizations,” the Red Cross said.

The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin, reported in a Telegram that on October 23, six cities and five territorial communities in the region were under hostile fire.

“The situation in Donetsk region: Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, eksandro-Kalynove, eksevo-Druzhkivka, Sloviansk, Lyman, Chasovoiarsk, Kostiantynivka, Kurakhivka, Siversk and Toretsk communities are under hostile fire,” he said.

Reportedly, the Russian occupiers are constantly shelling residential buildings, destroying infrastructure, and civilians are suffering daily.

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Local authorities, law enforcement, rescuers, utilities and vunteers are working on the ground to help pele deal with the consequences of the shelling.

“It is dangerous to stay in the entire territory of Donetsk region. The only right decision today is to evacuate to safer regions of the country,” emphasized Filashkin.

Earlier, Ukrinform reported that on October 23, Russian tros struck the town of Lyman, Donetsk region, hitting a five-story building, and one person was reported wounded.

Photo: Ukrainian Red Cross