Russian Military Bombs Toretsk, Small City in Eastern Ukraine... 6 Dead

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Local authorities reported on the 18th (local time) that six people died after Russian forces bombed a small town in eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian State Emergency Service stated on social media, "The town of Toretsk was bombed early in the morning," adding, "A two-story building where people were present collapsed." Rescue teams recovered five bodies, and three people were rescued from the building debris, but one of them died in the hospital.

Toretsk is a small town with a population of 30,000, located about 50 km south of Kramatorsk, a key stronghold in Donetsk Province where Russia has recently concentrated its offensive.

After capturing Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk in Luhansk Province, Russian forces are focusing their offensive on Kramatorsk and Sloviansk to take control of Donetsk Province.

The U.S. Department of Defense estimated that between 100 and 150 Ukrainian civilians have died in the past two weeks due to successive missile strikes on urban areas by Russia.

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