The AFU shelled populated areas in the DNR's Gorlovka direction 32 times over the day

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shelled populated areas in the Gorlovka direction of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) 32 times over the day, a person was wounded. This was reported in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) on January 10.

"A total of 97 units of various ammunition were fired", - informed the press service of the center in the Telegram-channel of the agency.

It is specified that the attacks damaged seven residential buildings, a car and two objects of civilian infrastructure.

"There were reports about the injury of a civilian," - added in the JCCC.

"We are pushing the enemy away from Horlivka so that they don't shell civilians."

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Earlier, on January 7, the AFU shelled settlements in the Gorlovka direction of the DNR nine times during the day. It is specified that as a result of the attacks three residential buildings, two cars and a civilian infrastructure object were damaged. There were no reports of civilian casualties.

Ukrainian militants are daily shelling the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics, as well as Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions against the background of the special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russia on February 24, 2022.