9 Donetsk oblast settlements came under russian fire over the past day: 5 injured, nearly 40 houses destroyed (PHOTO)

"On February 22, police recorded 1,447 strikes by russia along the front line and in the residential sector of the region. Nine settlements were under fire: the cities of Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk, Mykolaivka, Sloviansk, the villages of Malotaranivka, Raihorodok, Dmytrivka, Zoloti Prudy, Malynivka. A total of 53 civilian objects were damaged, including 38 residential houses", - the Donetsk oblast police reported on February 23.

Russians dropped 4 guided aerial bombs on Druzhkivka: four civilians were injured, 10 private houses, a boiler facility, a garage cooperative, and a garbage truck were damaged.

One person was injured in Kramatorsk as a result of an FPV drone strike.

In Sloviansk, the enemy struck with two Molniya-2 UAVs. Three private houses were damaged, as well as a shop and 4 market kiosks.

In Mykolaivka, drone attacks damaged 1 apartment building and 2 private houses, an infrastructure facility, and three cars.

Malotaranivka was hit by russian troops with Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems – three private houses were damaged. In Malynivka, 16 private houses were damaged.

Drone strikes in Raihorodok damaged 2 private houses and an educational institution, in Zoloti Prudy – a house and a grain harvester, in Dmytrivka – an educational institution.

In addition, today at around 00:15, russia struck the settlement of Bilenke with a drone. A private house was damaged.

The Donetsk Oblast Military Administration reports that another 99 people, including 20 children, were evacuated from the front line.