UPDATE - At least 6 killed, 8 injured during missile strike in Ukraine’s Donetsk

UPDATES DEATH TOLL, INJURIES; ADDS DETAILS; CHANGES HEADLINE, SPOT, LEDE

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - At least six people were killed and eight injured on Sunday in a missile strike on the city of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office said.

Andriy Yermak said on Telegram: "... eight people were injured - shrapnel wounds. All are provided with medical care. Six people died."

Yermak said 16 apartment buildings, eight private houses, a children's preschool, the building of the Kostiantynivka State Tax Inspectorate, gas pipes, and three cars were damaged in the attack.

"The enemy made two hits (by S-300) and fired four volleys (by Uragan multiple rocket launcher)," Yermak further said.

According to initial information by Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko, three people were killed and six were injured by the shelling.

“The Russians shelled the central part of the city this morning. High-rise buildings and private residential buildings suffered numerous damages,” Kyrylenko said in a Telegram message.

The victims of the shelling are being provided with assistance, he said, adding that rescuers and the police are on the scene.

“Information on the scale of the destruction and the number of victims will be updated as it becomes available,” Kyrylenko added.

Now in its second year, the war between Russia and Ukraine has so far killed 8,401 civilians and wounded 14,023 others, according to the latest UN figures.