Russian shelling killed two children in the village of Druzhba in Donetsk region

The Russians struck the village of Druzhba near Toretsk in the Donetsk region with artillery. Two children died.

This was reported by the head of the Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko.

Around 3:00 p.m. on July 21, an artillery shell hit the yard where a brother and sister — a 10-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl — were staying. They received shrapnel wounds. The boy died on the spot, his sister died in the hospital.

In addition, an elderly woman was injured in Druzhba — she was sent to the hospital.

Pavlo Kyrylenko called on parents of underage children to take them out of the danger zone.

• On March 7, 2023, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the mechanism for the forced evacuation of children from active combat zones, which will primarily affect Bakhmut. Mandatory evacuation of children will be carried out accompanied by one of the parents, a person who replaces them, or another legal representative.
• On June 1, the forced evacuation of children from seven settlements was announced in the Donetsk region. This applies to the city of Zalizne, the villages of New York and Pivnichne, and the villages of Kostyantynivka, Ivanopillia, Mykolaivka, and Podilske.