“Over the past day, from 08:00 on July 29 to 08:00 on July 30, as a result of shelling of the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine. - RT ) on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, eight people were killed, and another 15 civilians were injured, ”says in a message on Telegram.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the detention center in Yelenovka with the captured Ukrainian military and militants located there using the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.

According to the latest data, the death toll from the impact has risen to 53.