Local media reported that Moscow launched 17 attacks in the Donetsk region in one day, killing and wounding several people.
ADVERTISEMENTUkraine's Donetsk region has come under increased shelling as Russian forces are advancing in the country's east, according to local media.
The head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin confirmed on Monday that five people were killed in Chasiv Yar, and one other in Pokrovsk by Russian forces.
Another person was reportedly wounded in Lyman, local authorities said.
The city of Druzhkivka, located roughly 15 kilometres from the front line, also came under fire on Friday. At least one person was killed and two others were injured after a two Russian airstrikes hit the city.
The strike destroyed a residential building, from which rescuers pulled the body of a 53-year-old man, and damaged seven others.
Also an industrial enterprise, and a trade facility were damaged. Falling debris additionally caused a fire at a local business.
Russia reportedly used a FAB-250 bomb in the attack. A rescue team removed three tonnes of debris from the damaged buildings during the clean up effort.