During the past day, October 17, the military armies  of the

Russian Federation

killed six residents of Donetsk region.

A total of 1,034 people have died since the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24.

This was reported by the head of Donetsk OVA, Pavlo Kyrylenko.

As a result of enemy attacks, three residents of Bakhmut, two of the village of Kostyantynivka, and one person of Orlivka were killed.

Law enforcement officers discovered the bodies of eight civilians killed by the Russians during the occupation: seven in Lyman and one in Dibrov.

According to Kyrylenka, it is currently impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovas.

In addition, eight people were injured.

The most - three each - in Bakhmut and Kurakhovo.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Donetsk region, 2,423 people have been injured.

The situation in Donetsk region

 40 settlements were deoccupied

in Lyman and Sviatohir communities in Donetsk region

.

Life is gradually returning to liberated towns and villages.

During the past day, October 17, in the Bakhmut and Avdiiv directions, the enemy inflicted fire damage from tanks, mortars, barrel and rocket artillery along the contact line.

The

SU repelled enemy attacks on six sites in Donetsk region.

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