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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense acknowledged “partial successes” of Russian forces in the direction of Bakhmout, on the road to Kramatorsk.
Shelling killed three people in Kramatorsk and Zaporizhya on Friday.
While the Atomic Energy Agency, for which "the hour is serious", absolutely wishes to gain access to the already damaged Zaporijjia nuclear power plant, the bombardments of this high-risk place continue.
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Three dead in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk and Zaporizhia
At least three people were killed and 15 others injured yesterday in Russian shelling of the Ukrainian towns of Kramatorsk in the east and Zaporizhya in the south, local authorities said.
"A new attack on Kramatorsk - according to initial information, we have two civilians dead and 13 wounded with certainty," Pavlo Kyrylenko, the governor of the Donetsk region, said on Facebook.
“The shelling damaged at least 20 buildings and a fire broke out,” he added, again calling on the local population to evacuate.
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