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Ukraine warns of Russian 'brutality' in eastern region

Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces are stepping up their strikes in a fiercely contested region of eastern Ukraine

By SAM MEDNICK
Published - Nov 06, 2022, 05:54 AM ET
Last Updated - Jun 23, 2023, 07:21 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are stepping up their strikes in a fiercely contested region of eastern Ukraine, worsening the already tough conditions for residents and the defending army following Moscow's illegal annexation and declaration of martial law in Donetsk province, Ukrainian authorities said.

The attacks have almost completely destroyed the power plants that serve the city of Bakhmut and the nearby town of Soledar, Pavlo Kyrylenko, the region's Ukrainian governor, said. Shelling killed one civilians and wounded three, he reported late Saturday.

“The destruction is daily, if not hourly,” Kyrylenko said in a state television interview.

Moscow-backed separatists controlled part of Donetsk for nearly eight years before Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Protecting the separatists' self-proclaimed republic there was one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's justifications for the invasion, and his troops have spent months trying to capture the entire province.

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