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Kiev troops shelled Donetsk People’s Republic 33 times in past day

On Thursday, 33 attacks were recorded on Vladimirovka, Golmovsky, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeevka, Mineralny, Yakovlevka and Yasinovataya

DONETSK, February 3. /TASS/. The armed forces of Ukraine shelled populated areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) 33 times over the past 24 hours, the DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes said in the early hours of Friday.

One civilian was killed and two more were injured as a result of Thursday’s shelling attacks and Ukraine’s use of anti-personnel landmines known as Lepestok, or the Butterfly mine, the mission said. Two residences were damaged.

According to the report, Kiev troops fired 174 projectiles towards populated areas of the republic in the reported period, using 152-mm and NATO-standard 155mm artillery munitions.

Overall, 33 shelling attacks were registered on Thursday, targeting Vladimirovka, Golmovsky, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Makeyevka, Mineralnoye, Yakovlevka and Yasinovataya.

A total of 18 Ukrainian shelling attacks were registered on the DPR territory on Wednesday.