Military operation in UkraineOne civilian killed, one more wounded in Ukraine’s attacks on Donetsk during day Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin says the victims were caused by an attack on a gas stationDONETSK, August 10. /TASS/. One person died and another one was injured as a result of Ukraine’s attacks on Donetsk during the day, head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin said. "One civilian died and another one was wounded today in Ukrainian drone attacks," he wrote on messaging app Max. "A truck driver born in 1979 was killed in Ukraine’s attack on a gas station in Donetsk’s Proletarsky district. I offer my sincere condolences to his family. A gas station employee, a man born in 1989, was wounded. He is receiving medical care." 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Trump claims Strait of Hormuz completely cleared of mines
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