Three civilians injured in Russian attack on Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast
Source: Anastasiia Miedviedieva, spokesperson for Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda
Quote: "The occupation forces targeted Pokrovsk once again at 09:35 on 8 January. A projectile hit a residential area. A 49-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man sustained mine-blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, bruises, contusions and closed head injuries. They have been taken to a medical facility. Four apartment blocks have been damaged in the town."
Details: In addition, Miedviedieva reported that Russian forces targeted a road in the Pokrovsk district with a First-Person View drone at 11:50. A civilian vehicle was caught in the blast, resulting in the 42-year-old driver sustaining a shrapnel wound from the explosion.
The spokeswoman further stated that the prosecutor's office had initiated pre-trial investigations under Article 438.1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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