One civilian killed in shelling in DPR’s Gorlovka

A civilian was killed during the night shelling of Gorlovka by Kiev’s military, the city’s administration told the Donetsk News Agency on Friday.

“A man, born in 1938, died as a shell stroke his house,” the city administration said, adding the shelling had been delivered from heavy weapons. “Grad (launch vehicle) and an SPG (self-propelled gun).”

Lately, Gorlovka has become the hottest point at the front line in Donbass. From January 2015, the city administration says, 164 civilians have been killed, including 16 children. Another 501 people have got injuries. About 2,000 houses have been ruined. The local authorities say the city has been shelled daily, mostly at night times.