Week 05.12 - 11.12: Total casualties from Kyiv's attacks on civilian population in Russia-controlled regions and elsewhere.
An extended summary of all intentional attacks on civil infrastructure and population executed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 5th to 11th of December.
The report presents an extended summary of all intentional attacks on civil infrastructure and population in the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson, Belgorod and others, executed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the week from the 5th to 11th of December.
Popular or official local telegram channels that are regularly updated were used to obtain information on the attacks (see list at the end of report).
Since the war broke out on the 24th of February, the Ukrainian Army, under the command of General Valeryi Zaluzhnyi, has been indiscriminately shelling civilian buildings (markets, schools, residential housing), civilian gatherings and other facilities of non-military use, predominantly in the Donbass region.
Some notable examples are the shelling of Kramatorsk train station on the 8th of April, the Donetsk indoor market attack on the 22nd September, as well as the recent bombing of civilian transport heading for Russia-controlled part of Zaporozhye on 30th of September.
10 people were killed and at least 44 injured from 28th of November to 4th of December.
FULL LIST OF DOCUMENTED UKRAINIAN ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS BY DATE (05.12.2022 - 11.12.2022)
TOTAL KILLED: 22
TOTAL WOUNDED: at least 81
*Most missiles fired by Kiev are successfully intercepted. Had they not been the total figure for casualties would have been significantly higher.
MONDAY 5 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 33 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 171 in total: 155mm (NATO), 152mm, 122mm calibres; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: 4 / 7 (including 1 minor)
Damage inflicted: 42 residential buildings and 10 civil infrastructure sites, including 3 schools, 3 kindergartens; the Temple of Christ's Birth; central bank building; central shopping mall; various administrative buildings.
Location: various towns and villages, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: daytime
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 6 HIMARS rockets, 8 MLRS GRAD shells
Civilians killed / wounded: 7 / 27
Damage inflicted: 5 residential houses, civil infrastructure including Donbass technical institute campus damaged; 'Krugozor’ restaurant, public library.
TUESDAY 6 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 32 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 147 in total: 155mm (NATO including M982 Excalibur), 152mm, 122mm calibres; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: 4 / 20 (including 2 minors)
Notable deaths: Maria Pirogova, volunteer, parliamentarian of the National Council of Donetsk Republic
Damage inflicted: 50 residential buildings and 27 civil infrastructure sites, including sport stadium 'Friendship’, school 'KORN', kindergarten #144, shopping mall ‘Yellow’, clothes shop 'Fabrika', Spassko-Priobrazhensky Cathedral, Immigration Services Office.
Specific
Location: Starobelsk, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: morning
Target: grain storage
Shells deployed: 2 HIMARS rockets
Civilians killed / wounded: - / 3
Damage inflicted: grain storage damaged
WEDNESDAY 7 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 41 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 186 in total: HIMARS; 155mm (NATO), 152mm, 122mm calibres; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: 2 / - (2 killed in Gorlovka)
Damage inflicted: 6 residential buildings and 7 civil infrastructure sites, including kindergarten #57 in Gorlovka, a shop, a car wash and heating facilities of ‘Donbasstepolonergo'.
THURSDAY 8 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 39 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 154 in total: 155mm (NATO), 152mm calibres; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: 1 / -
Damage inflicted: 11 residential buildings and 3 civil infrastructure sites, including school #48 in Gorlovka.
Location: various towns and villages, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: daytime
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 3 HIMARS rockets, 4 155mm shells
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: many houses damaged
Specific
Location: Yakovlevskyi village, Belgorod Region
Time of Day: morning
Target: indiscriminate
Shells deployed: -
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: electricity lines down
FRIDAY 9 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 41 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 204 in total: HIMARS; 155mm (NATO), 152mm, 122mm calibres; MLRS Grad; mortars 120mm
Civilians killed / wounded: 1 / 2
Damage inflicted: 24 residential buildings and 9 civil infrastructure sites, including central market, Svetlodar City Hospital, university campuses, 'Druzhba’ hotel; sports complex 'Lokomotiv’
Location: various towns and villages, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: early morning
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 3 HIMARS rockets, 3 155mm shells
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: 5 houses damaged
SATURDAY 10 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 39 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 180 in total: HIMARS; 155mm (NATO), 152mm, 122mm; mortars 120mm; calibres; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: 1 / 3
Damage inflicted: 19 residential buildings and 7 civil infrastructure sites, including bus terminal ‘South’, the Palace of Children's and Youth's Arts and Planetarium building; the Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet
Location: various towns and villages, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: daytime
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 7 HIMARS rockets
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: 20 houses destroyed; recreational complex destroyed
Location (1): various towns, Kherson region
Time of Day: early morning, afternoon
Target: civil quarters, public spaces
Shells deployed: 4 HIMARS shells, tank ammunition
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: open air central market in Aleshki damaged
Specific
Location: Melitopol, Zaporozhye
Time of Day: night time
Target: recreation complex Ohotnychyi Prichal
Shells deployed: 6 HIMARS
Civilians killed / wounded: 2 / 10
Damage inflicted: recreational complex destroyed
Location: Molochansk, Zaporozhye Region
Time of Day: daytime
Target: potable water plant
Shells deployed: -
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted: water plant damaged
Location: Energodar, Zaporozhye Region
Time of Day: daytime
Target: civil quarters, public spaces
Shells deployed: 15+ 155mm shells; UAV
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
Damage inflicted:
SUNDAY 11 DEC
General
Location: City of Donetsk, Gorlovka, other towns of Donetsk Republic
Time of Day: all-day, shelled 51 times
Target: Civil infrastructure, public spaces, residential districts, indiscriminate.
Shells deployed: 235 in total: 155mm (NATO), 152mm, 122mm calibres; mortars 120mm; MLRS Grad
Civilians killed / wounded: - / 9 (including 2 children in kindergarten #313)
Damage inflicted: 38 residential buildings and 4 civil infrastructure sites, including Children's City Hospital #1, kindergarten - nursery #313 and a book market 'Mayak’
Specific
Location: Svatovo, Luhansk Republic
Time of Day: daytime
Target: indiscriminate
Shells deployed: 1 155mm shell
Civilians killed / wounded: - / -
TOTAL KILLED: 22
TOTAL WOUNDED: at least 81
Methodology:
I did not attempt to count the total of shells fired, (nor the total of shells by type), as this information is often incomplete.
Not all attacks may have been recorded: the relatively minor ones, or those intercepted, may have unintentionally been omitted.
All casualties have been recorded according to official daily reports from each region.
Telegram channels accessed:
Donetsk and Luhansk Republics: https://t.me/dnronline ; https://t.me/avdeevkaru ; https://t.me/obstanovkalnr ; https://t.me/DNR_SCKK | Kherson Region: https://t.me/NSDVCH ; https://t.me/VGA_NovayaKahovka ; https://t.me/VGA_Kherson | Zaporojye Region: https://t.me/nsdelzap1 ; https://t.me/vrogov | Belgorod Region: https://t.me/vvgladkov; https://t.me/belgorod01 | Kursk Region: https://t.me/kurskadm