Russian grenades kill Ukrainian civilians during eastern fighting

In the south, meanwhile, the region's military administration reported that the city of Kherson was again subjected to strong promotions from the Russian military.

Donjeck region Governor Pavlo Kirilenko said two people were killed and eight others were injured during March 16th.

On March 16th, the Russians killed two inhabitants of the Donjeck region -- in Toretsk and in the village of Krasnohorivka. Eight other people were injured in this region”, Kiryllenko wrote.

The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported that Russian troops carried out more than 70 attacks during Thursday's day in the country's eastern region.

In addition to Bakmut, the Ukrainian Army said Russian forces carried out attacks on Lima, Avravka, Marinka and Shaktarsk, all settlements in the Donjeck region.

According to them, Russian forces carried out five missile attacks and 18 air strikes, and dozens of attacks by missile systems.

The southern town of Kherson was bombed 13 times in 24 hours, said the region's military governor, Oleksandri Prokudin. He said the entire Kherson region suffered 76 attacks by Russian forces.

Ukrainian forces freed the town of Kherson in November, forcing Russian troops to withdraw to the left bank. Since then, Russian troops have repeatedly bombed this city and other parts of the region under Ukrainian control, causing numerous civilian deaths and injuries and continued damage to energy infrastructure, leaving large areas without electricity during the winter months.

Since the beginning of the Ukraine invasion, Russia has repeatedly denied targeting civilians, despite numerous evidence proving otherwise.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Ukraine's allies to speed up arms shipments, warning that the tardy delays in people on the battlefield have been lost.

“If a shipment is postponed by one day, it means that someone will die on front”, Kuleba said in an interview for BBC Kiev.