# Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka turned into ‘ghost cities’ by Ukrainian army — expert

https://mins.news/en/item/26815

- TASS, 2026-08-20 01:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2175395

> Military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukrainian forces are using virtually all civilian infrastructure in Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic for military purposes, leaving the cities with almost no civilian activity. He accused Kiev of violating international humanitarian law by using civilian facilities for military operations.

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