Anniversary of last year’s shelling of Gorlovka marked by a mourning ceremony

Gorlovka, July 27, DPR

Today, on July 27, 2015 at 9:00 a ceremony in commemoration of the victims of Gorlovka shelling by Ukrainian occupants in 2014 was held near the memorial sign “To the innocent victims of the undeclared war” in Pobeda (Victory) avenue (near Impulse store).

Hundreds of Gorlovka dwellers came to honour the memory of the perished by the minute of silence. Priests served a mourning mass, and after that Deputy Head of the Town Administration Anatoliy Kopylov addressed the gathering.

Altogether 164 civilians died in Gorlovka since the start of hostilities, among them 16 children. 506 people were wounded, including 41 child.

Gorlovka will always remember all the victims of “Ukrainian ceasefire” in this undeclared war. This tragic loss is indispensable for the nearest and the dearest of the perished people.

Let them rest in peace.