DONETSK, October 1 – Novosti. A civilian was killed as a result of the shelling of Gorlovka by Ukrainian troops, said the mayor of the city, Ivan Prikhodko.
“As a result of the Ukrainian armed aggression, a civilian resident of the village of Bakhmutka, Nikitovsky district of the city of Gorlovka, died. The woman received injuries incompatible with life and died in the hospital,” Prikhodko wrote in his Telegram channel.
Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk , the city is home to the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements of the DPR , has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass , the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250,000 people. The settlements of Zaitsevo and the settlements of the Gagarin and 6/7 mines , located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling here .