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A shell has exploded in the area of the settlement of Shakhty Abakumova, hurting several people, the Donetsk City Council has reported.

“The morning of Aug. 1 began with explosions in the area of the
settlement of Shakhty Abakumova. A shell exploded near a bus, hurting
several people. The driver of the bus took them to a hospital. The
details of the accident are now being determined,” the press service for
the Donetsk City Council has reported.

Residents of the Leninsky and Kalininsky districts reported hearing shots in the night.

There is information that the equipment of the Cheliuskintsiv
sub-station has been damaged. Shakhty Abakumova is now without power.

Twenty-six sub-stations remained without power in the Kuibyshevsky
district as of 9 a.m. A total of 4,500 private houses, 44 apartment
buildings, and four boilers are without power.