Occupation authorities report four dead in eastern Ukrainian town

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25 May 2026 • 6:19 PM MYT
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A local resident walks in front of a house damaged in a Ukrainian military strike on Donetsk. (is associated with: «Occupation authorities report four dead in eastern Ukrainian town») Dmitry Yagodkin/TASS via ZUMA Press/dpa

Four people have been killed in a Ukrainian attack in Horlivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, according to the Russian occupation administration.

Russian news agencies reported on Monday that two of the victims were teenagers, citing the Moscow-appointed administration, without providing further details.

The administration had previously reported six people injured following a drone attack. The information cannot be independently verified.

Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian invasion for more than four years, but Donetsk has been under the control of eastern Ukrainian separatists since 2014. Moscow illegally claimed to annex the region in September 2022 and has never fully occupying it.