The outskirts of the town of Avdiyivka were shelled on Monday and a local woman was injured, a spokesperson for the Donetsk regional police said.

There have been reports about a shell that hit a private house in Nekrasovka Street, the police said.

Avdiyivka police chief Oleksandr Kosenko said the shelling began at around 11 a.m. "At this point there are confirmed reports of one local being injured. The woman has been hospitalized. A team of investigators have travelled to the scene. The details and circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated," the police chief said.