Russia continues shelling Ukrainian cities, stepping up its efforts in Donbas. The prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region reported an increase in the number of victims of shelling by the occupiers of an apartment building in Bakhmut.

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The total number of dead is 5 people, injured - 4.

Russia launched an airstrike on Bakhmut the day before. One of the shells hit a residential building, as a result of which building structures on 5 floors were destroyed.

The first victims recovered from the rubble were two men, aged 43 and 44, and a 75-year-old woman.. Four more people, including three children aged 9, 12 and 17, received injuries of varying severity..

Search and rescue operations at the scene continue.

Under the procedural leadership of the Bakhmut District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation into criminal proceedings is carried out on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war (Art.. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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On May 8, Russia from aviation fired at Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed, two were destroyed and 11 private houses were damaged..