Gunmen began to shell civilians in Debaltseve and Avdiyivka in the Donetsk region conflict zone early on Thursday.
Chief of Interior Ministry in Donetsk region Vyacheslav Abroskin reported the development on his Facebook page.
“Today at 6:00, gunmen continued to kill our peaceful civilians – urban residents of Debaltseve and Avdiyivka. Terrorists using multiple launch missile systems Grad precisely destroy houses,” Abroskin said.
According to him, it’s not possible to estimate the extent of devastation and the number of civilian casualties yet.