Five civilians were wounded in the DPR during the day as a result of shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The representative office of the DPR in the JCCC announced this on its Telegram channel. 

“The areas of eight settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire,” the message says.

It also reports damage to one housing construction in Yasinovataya and one civilian infrastructure facility.

Earlier, Ukrainian troops fired at Svatovo with NATO-standard artillery.

It was also reported that Russian troops shot down 18 Ukrainian drones and a HIMARS missile in a day.