There are casualties and destroyed homes: Russia shelled the Pokrovsky district.

The Russian army has launched multiple strikes on the Pokrovsk region throughout the day. There are reports of 3 fatalities and 2 injuries.

This information comes from RBK-Ukraine, citing the head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, Vadim Filashkin.

According to him, as a result of the strikes in Myrnohrad, there are 2 confirmed deaths and 1 injury. Additionally, 15 high-rise buildings, 14 outbuildings, 2 garages, a store, and a trade pavilion have been damaged.

In Kurakhove, there is 1 death and 1 injury, with a 5-story building and an administrative building damaged.

"The Russians aim to erase Donetsk from the map. Do not put yourself in danger! Evacuate," Filashkin wrote.

Situation in the Pokrovsk area

We remind you that the Russian army continues to advance in Donbas. In particular, according to the Institute for the Study of War, successes of the occupiers are being recorded in the Luhansk and Donetsk directions.

However, it is known that at the beginning of the month, Ukrainian forces were able to halt the advance of the Russian army near Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region.