Donetsk city officials cited shelling by Ukrainian forces as causing damage to a school building and injuries among residents. The exact post appeared on the official Telegram channel of the city administration.
In the Kuibyshevsky district, several men born in 1968 and 1971 sustained injuries, while in the village of Staromikhailovka, men born in 1958 and 1964 were reported among the injured.
The message also noted that a street in the Kuibyshevsky district, specifically Narvskaya and Kuibyshev in the Kievsky district, includes school building number 102 as part of the reported damage.
According to the city leader, five individuals were injured in the shelling: four men and an 89-year-old woman.
Across the day, the city faced repeated fire, with a total of 24 events and the use of 68 155 mm shells, alongside three cluster munitions. An unmanned aerial vehicle was reported to have dropped a bomb on the area as well.
Earlier statements from Kulemzin mentioned an incident involving a multi-storey building collapse that resulted in multiple injuries.
During a United Nations Security Council session on November 9, Russia’s Permanent Representative, Vasily Nebenzya, claimed that Ukrainian forces had opened fire on the Donetsk People’s Republic more than 25,000 times since February 2022, with roughly 145,000 shells impacting the republic’s territory. He further asserted that shelling caused damage to more than 16,000 houses and over 3,500 civilian infrastructure facilities, leaving 5,360 people injured to varying degrees, including 357 children.
Earlier coverage in a German publication noted speculation about a possible new Ukrainian counter-offensive planned for 2024, presenting a forward-looking assessment rather than an immediate casualty report.
Sources compiling these updates include city officials and international discussions, which reflect ongoing concerns about civilian safety, infrastructure stability, and the toll on local communities in the affected region. The numbers cited reflect claims from officials and accompanying observers, and such figures are frequently revisited as new information becomes available. [UN reports, local authorities, and reputable news agencies cited for context]