Ukraine carries out two attacks on residential areas in DPR in past day

Military operation in UkraineUkraine carries out two attacks on residential areas in DPR in past day One civilian was reported injuredDONETSK, September 16. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military carried out two attacks on residential areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in the past day, injuring a civilian, the DPR government’s department recording Ukraine's war crimes said in a statement. "Two attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces were recorded in the past day. One civilian was reported injured," the statement reads. According to the department, the attacks involved two projectiles. No damage to infrastructure facilities was reported. 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