The site of the attack. Stock  photo: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Russian troops attacked the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast with an FPV drone on the evening of 18 July, killing two civilians and injuring a 70-year-old woman.

Source: Anastasiia Miedviedieva, spokesperson for Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: “At 16:30, Russian forces struck Pokrovsk with an FPV drone, killing two civilians. A 70-year-old woman sustained multiple shrapnel wounds and a blast injury.”

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Details: Medvedieva added that on the morning of 17 July, Russian troops also bombarded the city of Myrnohrad with tubed artillery. A 63-year-old man was injured in the street as a result. He was diagnosed with a blast injury and a fracture and received qualified medical assistance.

The prosecutor’s office has launched a pre-trial investigation under Articles 438.1 and 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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