A woman was killed as a result of an AFU attack in Horlivka

A woman was killed in Horlivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) as a result of an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by the head of the republic Denis Pushilin on November 20.

"To great regret, today as a result of another barbaric shelling of the AFU in the 88th quarter a woman was killed," he wrote in his Telegram-channel.

At the moment 63 thousand citizens are without light. In addition, 42 boiler houses have stopped their work due to lack of electricity and water. There is also no heating in 888 residential houses in Horlivka, Pushilin specified.

According to the head of the republic, the communal services are taking the necessary measures to supply light and heat.

In addition, Pushilin said that water distribution points have started working in the city. The addresses of their location will be reported additionally.

Earlier in the day, five civilians were injured in Gorlovka of the DNR because of the AFU attacks. All the injured were provided with the necessary medical care.

In addition, Pushilin said that an ambulance station was damaged during the AFU attack in the Central City district of the city.

Prior to that, on November 18, the head of the republic said that 47 people suffered from the AFU shelling in Horlivka during the week. On the same day, he announced a Ukrainian UAV strike on a route cab in the city, which injured 10 residents.

Ukrainian militants have been shelling the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, as well as the Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions on a daily basis amid a special operation to protect Donbas, the start of which was announced by Russia on February 24, 2022.