Six people were killed when shelling hit the center of Donetsk, with casualties reported by local authorities and residents. A post on a Telegram channel attributed the information to the city’s mayor, Alexey Kulemzin, who confirmed the fatalities and described damage that followed the strikes.
Officials in the district leadership indicated the strikes targeted the Voroshilovsky district. Preliminary information suggested that a direct hit struck the local department of labor and social protection on Chelyuskintsev Street, causing significant structural damage and collapsing portions of the building.
According to Donetsk city authorities, ceilings collapsed in affected structures, and the death toll rose to six as the situation was assessed. The mayor of Donetsk reiterated the count of fatalities while emphasizing the severity of the destruction witnessed in the aftermath.
On the evening of November 7, armed forces operations in Donetsk reportedly included shelling of the city center, where major shopping centers and transport hubs are located. State news agencies reported multiple explosions, with initial reports listing lower casualty numbers that were later updated by officials and disaster response teams.
In initial statements, five deaths were reported, but subsequent communications from government officials and the Donetsk city administration confirmed a higher fatality figure. A representative of the Donetsk People’s Republic, participating in joint coordination efforts from Kiev, stated that Ukrainian forces deployed multiple launch rocket systems during the bombardment, firing three rockets in the Voroshilovsky district as part of the broader hostilities described by authorities and observers (Source attribution: Joint Centre for Control and Coordination of Matters Related to War Crimes, in Kiev).
The shelling incident is described as part of ongoing hostilities in the region, with authorities noting the impact on civilian infrastructure and the distress faced by residents and workers in the central districts. Ongoing assessments and investigations are expected to determine the full extent of the damage and to establish the sequence of events surrounding the early and late phases of the bombardment (Source attribution: official briefings and subsequent statements from city and regional administrations).