Russian troops shelled 11 settlements on Tuesday, August 16. Occupants inflicted mass strikes on Bakhmut and Avdiivka. There are dead and wounded, according to the National Police.

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The occupiers fired at the civilian population from artillery, tanks, MLRS "

17 objects were destroyed and damaged: 13 residential buildings, outbuildings, garages.

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