Three killed in Ukrainian attack on Donetsk, Russian-installed official says

A serviceman of the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches a combat drone at his frontline position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

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Three people were killed and five were injured in Ukrainian shelling of the city of Donetsk on Wednesday, Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said.

The city was hit by Ukrainian artillery fire, Pushilin said.

One more person was injured in a Ukrainian drone attack in another district of the city, he added.