“On February 5, the Russians wounded four residents of Donetsk region: two in Pokrovsk, one in Lyman and Roza,” Filashkin said. He emphasized that the total number of victims of the Russian invaders in Donetsk region (2,957 killed, 6,669 injured) is given without taking into account Mariupol and Volnovakha.

Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war.

Russian forces killed one resident of the Donetsk region and wounded two others, according to Vadym Filashkin, head of the regional state administration. — Ukrinform.