Russian troops attacked the city of Seversk, in the Donetsk region, with missile artillery, killing four civilians. In the morning the center of Sloviansk was bombed, two apartment blocks were damaged, but there were no casualties.

“The Russians are trying to kill as many of our citizens as possible, and the only way to protect themselves is to evacuate to safer regions of Ukraine,” commented the governor Vadim Filashkin, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. The attack took place in the early hours of yesterday morning. The attack was carried out by Russian troops, according to the governor of the region, who was quoted as saying that four civilians were killed in the attack. The incident was reported by the Ukrainian news agency, RIA Novosti, and by the local media, such as the local news agency and the Donetsk News Agency. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.