Donetsk, Feb 10 — DAN. Nine civilians have been killed in Ukrainian armed aggression against the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past week, the Office of DPR ombudsperson Darya Morozova reported on Friday.

“In the period from February 3 to February 9, nine civilians were killed and another 23 were wounded, ” Morozova’s Office said.

Twenty-four civilians have been killed and another 85 have been wounded in Kiev artillery strikes at the Republic since the beginning of the year, it added.

On Thursday, two women, aged 36 and 64 were wounded in Makeyevka in shelling by Kiev forces which used NATO-supplied artillery pieces. Six single-family homes in the town were damaged in the attack.*jk