Three civilians, including a two year old child, were killed when militants shelled Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region, on Sunday, regional police chief Viacheslav Abroskin has said.

"Yesterday, militants continued shelling Avdiyivka, Vuhlehirsk and Debaltseve. Three civilians were killed, including a boy, born 2012, in Vuhlehirsk, and an elderly woman in Avdiyivka," Abroskin wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.

He added that six people were injured in Avdiyivka, Debaltseve and Artemivsk districts.