Occupiers shelled settlements in the Donetsk oblast 12 times over the past day (PHOTO)

Over the past day, russians shelled settlements in the Donetsk oblast 12 times. 631 were evacuated people from the front line, including 42 children. This was reported on Telegram by the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin.

He also provided an update on the operational situation in the oblast as of the morning of December 20.

In Kurakhove of the Pokrovsk district and nearby villages, numerous apartment buildings and private houses were damaged. In Pokrovsk, three houses were damaged, and two people were killed in Shevchenko.

In Lyman of the Kramatorsk district, six houses were damaged, and one house was damaged in Torske. In Mykolaivka, one person was injured, and 13 houses were damaged. In Kostiantynivka, nine houses, three administrative buildings, and two infrastructure facilities were damaged. In Katerynivka of the Illinivka community, one person was killed, and one was injured.

In Siversk of the Bakhmut district, one person was killed, and one was injured, with five houses damaged. In the Chasiv Yar community, six private houses, an apartment building, and an industrial facility were damaged.