💥 Attack

Russian troops fired MLRS with cluster munitions at the village of Cherkaske in Kramatorsk district, killing three people (two women aged 43 and 53, and another woman aged 45 who sustained fatal injuries) and injuring two others (a 48-year-old citizen and a 61-year-old husband of one of the deceased women).

September 8, 2024 Cherkaske, Donetsk Oblast

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Source Reports

Ukrinform →

Russian troops fired MLRS with cluster munitions at the village of Cherkaske, Kramatorsk district, killing three people and injuring two others

Kyiv Independent →

Russia launched an attack against the village of Cherkaske in Donetsk Oblast on Sept. 8, killing three people and injuring five

Kyiv Post →

Russian forces are closing in on the strategically situated city of Pokrovsk.

UNIAN →

Russian troops achieved some, though less significant, progress south of Pokrovsk towards Selydove, Ukraink, and Dolynivka.

Censor.NET →

Russian troops hit the village of Cherkaske in Donetsk region with cluster munitions, killing at least 3 people and injuring 1.

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