Stela at the entrance to the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk region. File photoDONETSK, Aug 16 A civilian was injured as a result of the shelling of Gorlovka by Ukrainian troops, Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said. , — Prikhodko wrote in his Telegram channel. Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises are located in the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, it has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in the Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250 thousand people. The settlement of Zaitsevo and the settlements of the mines named after Gagarin and 6/7, located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling here. map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
