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Shelling of volunteers in Donetsk region - 2 volunteers killed

Shelling of volunteers in Donetsk region - 2 volunteers killed Russians fired upon a volunteer vehicle in Donetsk region (photo: Getty Images)

The second volunteer has died who came under enemy artillery fire near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, according to Reuters.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, Jose Manuel Albares, has reported that a Spanish humanitarian worker also died when a Russian rocket hit the vehicle in which she was traveling in the Donetsk region.

"Unfortunately, I can confirm a missile hit a vehicle in which this Spanish worker was traveling who was working for a humanitarian NGO in Ukraine. We have verbal confirmation of her death," Albares said.

The minister did not disclose the name of the humanitarian worker.

Russian shelling of volunteers

We reported that today, September 10, foreign volunteers came under enemy artillery fire near Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region.

Earlier, we reported the death of Irish volunteer Finbarr Kefferty in fighting near Bakhmut.

Prior to that, in the battles in eastern Ukraine, former French humanitarian worker Kevin D, who was a volunteer, was killed.