Russian troops continue shelling the Donetsk region. This was announced by the head of the OVA Pavel Kirilenko.

“At night, the Russians did not stop shelling along the front line and in the relative rear. In the middle of the night, the Russians launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk,"

Fortunately, there were no casualties. Only road surface damaged.

In the Volnakh direction, the invaders carried out periodic shelling of Ugledar and the surroundings of the city.. No casualties.

Five houses in Kurakhovka and one house in Berestki of the Kurakhovskaya community were damaged in the Donetsk direction. Also under the constant fire of the invaders, Marinka. According to preliminary information, no casualties.

In the Gorlovka direction, three people were injured in Bakhmut.

In addition, as a result of enemy shelling in the city, a high-rise building and an administrative building were damaged..

Also, over the past day, on December 16, shelling by the Russian Federation was recorded in the vicinity of the Soledar community: near Yakovlevka, Bakhmutsky, Razdolevka and Paraskoveevka.

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Earlier it was reported that Russian troops may launch an offensive in the west of the Donetsk region to try to capture the entire region. Potential future offensives could be designed to complement ongoing offensives around Bakhmut and the western outskirts of Donetsk, analysts say..