Two civilians were killed in Russia’s strikes on the Donetsk region on Thursday, January 9. Vadym Filashkin, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, wrote this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. “On January 9, Russians killed two residents of the Donetsk region - in Siversk,” he posted.

Horbunov reported on Facebook that there were no casualties or injuries. He stated that the attack was further evidence of Russia's deliberate strategy to destroy Ukraine's infrastructure. Read also: Russian forces destroy some Ukrainian defense positions in Chasiv Yar and Toretsk — Khortytsia OSG Horbunov urged residents to avoid unnecessary

A total of 144 combat clashes have occurred on the battlefield since the start of 9 January, with most of the fighting taking place on the Pokrovsk, Kursk and Kurakhove fronts. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook,