[Russia] - 4 Killed in Shelling of Occupied Donetsk, Kremlin-Backed Authorities Say

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
At least four residents of the Russian-occupied Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine were killed in Ukrainian shelling on Monday,
information center on Ukrainian attacks.Ten others were injured in attacks that damaged apartment buildings and passenger buses, the
information center said.Footage published by the Kremlin-backed mayor of Donetsk showed the extent of the damage, including burnt homes,
cars and buses.The Donetsk region's Russian-installed Governor Denis Pushilinconfirmed two fatalities and six injuries.Pushilin said the
drone strike damaged water infrastructure in the city of Yasynuvata north of Donetsk.Ukrainian officials have not claimed responsibility for
Donetsk region and the neighboring Luhansk region had been locked in a simmering conflict with Kyiv's forces between 2014 and the start of
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine this year.Russia claims to have annexed the two regions after staging referendums this fall which
were widely dismissed as a sham by outside observers.