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According to DPR Deputy Minister of Information Danil Bezsonov, Ukrainian forces shelled Donetsk with US M777 howitzers, killing five civilians.

Donetsk, Donetsk
Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources
Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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UAF (military_unit) Donetsk (location) Danil Bezsonov (person) M777 (weapon_system) DPR (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Dovhenke (location) Kurulka (location) Komyshuvakha (location) Pisky (location) Avdiivka (location) Vadim Lyakh (person) Sloviansk (location) Donetsk Oblast (location) Mi-8 helicopter (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Sviatohirsk (location) Yarova (location) Nahirne (location) Belohorivka (location) Pesky (location) Uspenivka (location) Uhledar (location) Novoselka (location) Orikhiv (location) Combined Arms Army (military_unit) Smerch (weapon_system) Uragan (weapon_system) Ukrainian Joint Forces Grouping (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

According to DPR Deputy Minister of Information Danil Bezsonov, Ukrainian forces shelled Donetsk with US M777 howitzers, killing five civilians.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled the area around Dovhenke, Kurulka, Virnopillia, and Dolyna from artillery.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian shelling damaged a high-voltage line in Sloviansk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Electricity was cut off in Sloviansk

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

There were no casualties from the shelling

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter, killing the crew.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops fired on the settlements of Slovyansk, Soledar, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Mykolaivka, Toretsk, Sviatohirsk, Tetyanivka, New York, Sukha Balka, Ocheretyne, and Karpivka using Smerch, Uragan, artillery, tanks and small arms.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.621Z

Source story: day-99-2023-02-11