Four killed as Russia shells Ukraine's Donetsk region
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Russian shelling killed an elderly man and woman in a village near the front line, in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
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KYIV - Russia shelled the front line Donetsk region in Ukraine's east on Aug 7, killing at least four people, the regional governor said.
An elderly man and woman were killed in Antonivka village, about 5km from the active combat zone, Mr Vadym Filashkin said on Telegram.
Another person was injured, he added.
In a separate attack, a man and a woman were killed in the Mykhaylivka settlement, Mr Filashkin said.
The Donetsk region, which Moscow troops partially occupy, regularly comes under Russian shelling and air strikes.
It also remains one of the hottest areas of fighting as Russia targets areas in the direction of the strategic eastern logistics hub of Pokrovsk. REUTERS
