Over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling of settlements in the Donetsk region, five civilians were killed, eight more people were injured. This was announced by the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.

Russia is killing civilians. On July 8, the Russians killed 5 civilians in the Donetsk region: 4 in Seversk and 1 in Semigorye. Another 8 people were injured,"

Also, according to the head of the OVA, at the moment it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovakha.

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Earlier, the British Ministry of Defense predicted what the battle for the Donetsk region would be like.. Analysts noted that the characteristic of the battle for Donbass is the slow pace of the offensive and the massive use of artillery.