According to Ukrinform, Serhii Haidai, the head of the Luhansk regional military administration, announced this on Facebook and published respective photos from the shelled town.
"Sievierodonetsk, morning of March 12. These Russian Hitlers wake the townspeople every day with Grad systems. The occupiers want to wipe Sievierodonetsk off the face of the earth! Russians are killing Sievierodonetsk! The town is in ruins, the inhabitants are in bomb shelters," he wrote.
He noted that information about victims is currently being clarified.
On February 24, Russian President Putin announced the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops simultaneously crossed Ukraine's borders from the north, east and Crimea. They have been destroying cities, killing civilians, shelling and destroying key infrastructure, with missiles hitting Ukrainians' homes.
Martial law was imposed in Ukraine and general mobilization was announced. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of the entire nation, are courageously resisting aggression.
