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Massive Russian shelling kills 6 people in Kostiantynivka
From CNN's Maria Kostenko
Six people have died and at least 8 have been injured as a result of Russian shelling in the town of Kostiantynivka Sunday morning, according to Andrii Yermak, head of the Presidential Office.
"The enemy made two strikes with S-300 and fired four salvo with Uragan multiple launch rocket system," Yermak said.
Sixteen apartment buildings, 8 private houses, a kindergarten, the local state tax inspection building, gas pipes and 3 cars were damaged, he said.
“Multi-storey buildings and private residential houses were heavily damaged,” Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of Donetsk region military administration, said.
At least 5 other people have been injured in the Donetsk region Sunday morning: three people in Toretsk and 2 in Bakhmut, Kyrylenko also said.
Some context: The worst of the fighting on the ground is focused in the east after Russia failed to make major gains elsewhere.
Authorities in the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka said this week that it is being "wiped off the face of the earth" as it comes under "almost non-stop" fire.
Avdiivka is located about 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of the city of Donetsk.
Fighting has also centered around the eastern city of Bakhmut, where Russian forces are said to be depleted and a Ukrainian counter-offensive could soon be launched.
