Over the past day, Russian troops fired from aircraft, missile and heavy artillery at eight settlements in Donetsk region, there are killed and dozens of wounded, at least 37 houses and infrastructure have been damaged, the National Police of Ukraine said.

"During the day, eight settlements were subjected to shelling by the Russians. At least 37 residential buildings and infrastructure facilities were damaged. Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded as a result of attacks by Russian troops. There are children among the victims," ​​the National Police said in a statement on the Telegram channel on Saturday.

According to the National Police, Mariupol, Avdiyivka, Kramatorsk, Pokrovsk, Novoselydivka, Verkhniotoretske, Krymka, and Stepne were under fire from the invaders.

"The enemy shot down cities and villages from aviation, rocket and heavy artillery, including the use of prohibited cluster munitions. Among the civilian facilities that Russia destroyed are multi-storey and private houses, a school, a kindergarten, a museum, a shopping center and administrative buildings," the police said in the statement.

The police opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) and Article 110 (encroachment on territorial integrity).