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Three killed in hostile attack on Selydove, including child, pregnant woman

In addition, 12 people were wounded, including four children. 

Three killed in hostile attack on Selydove, including child, pregnant woman
Shelling of the hospital in Selydove
Photo: Selydove city council

Three people were killed as a result of Russian attack on Selydove in Donetsk Region. On the night of 14 February, the occupation forces shelled civilian objects there, the Selydove City Council has reported.

According to the report, as of the morning, there are 12 wounded. Among them are four children. Three people died as a result of the shelling, including one child.

Nine apartment buildings and the building of the central city hospital were damaged. 

Consequences of the shelling
Photo: Selydove city council
Consequences of the shelling
 The head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said that about 100 patients from the Selydove hospital were transported to hospitals in Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad overnight.

"Let me remind you that last night the enemy hit civilian infrastructure again - this time one of the hospital buildings in Selydove was targeted," he wrote.

 The Donetsk regional prosecutor's office later clarified that the occupiers struck the first time at 23:30 at a five-storey residential building, destroying an entire entrance.

"Five people sustained injuries of varying severity, including three children aged 7, 12 and 16. A 52-year-old man who was passing by the apartment block also sustained injuries," the prosecutor's office said.

At 01:00, Russian army shelled the medical facility. Three civilians died as a result of the shelling - a 38-year-old woman who was in the hospital for the purpose of preserving her pregnancy and a 36-year-old woman with her nine-year-old son.

Six patients were also injured. The oldest was 76 years old, and the youngest baby is due to turn 6 months old tomorrow. 

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