August 18 Russian occupiers struck by Dobropilly, dropping the"FAB-250" with the UMPK module. As reported According to the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a woman died as a result of an attack on the street. Three men, aged 26, 31 and 74, were also injured. The victims were diagnosed with mine-explosive injuries, fractures and shrapnel wounds.

In addition, the Russian Armed Forces attacked Konstantinovka. The enemy army fired 5 Smerch MLRS missiles at the city. Two civilians died from injuries incompatible with life. Another 4 local residents received shrapnel wounds, mine-explosive injuries and a laceration. The injured are receiving medical care, and doctors assess the condition of some of them as moderate to severe. At the same time, Russian troops shelled the settlement with artillery. A 74-year-old pensioner was killed.

According to the prosecutor's office, apartment buildings and private houses, a restaurant, and a store were damaged in the epicenters of the explosions.

Pre-trial investigations have been initiated in criminal proceedings on the facts of war crimes (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

War in Ukraine - the situation in the Donetsk region

As UNIAN reported, the situation in the Donetsk region is very difficult, although the Ukrainian Defense Forces managed to eliminate the enemy's advance near Dobropillya.

As the spokesman for the Dnipro Military District Viktor Tregubov reported, commenting on the escalation that occurred last week in the Donetsk region, after the"cutting off" of the Russian advance towards Dobropillya, the trends in this part of the Pokrovsky direction are now"optimistic". However, the Russians, are trying to develop the offensive further east - towards Kostyantynivka.

As Tregubov noted, the occupiers are constantly replenishing their losses. He recalled that the occupiers have a lot of personnel in the Donetsk region and they are constantly bringing new manpower closer to the front line. The spokesman recalled that there are now 110,000 Russians in the Pokrovsky direction - this is actually 1.5 times more than the population of the city itself.

As is known, recently the Russians have focused on air attacks on our positions on the front line and in frontline areas. The military and politicians state that the Russians are preying on civilians.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Russia is deliberately targeting Ukrainians cities before important negotiations in the US. In this way, they are trying to exert pressure and neutralize diplomatic efforts.