Last week, Russia's intensity of shelling increases by almost quarter, 12 people killed – Interior Ministry

As a result of Russian strikes over the past week, 12 civilians were killed and 60 people were injured, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko has said.

According to him, the intensity of enemy shelling increased last week by almost a quarter – Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine more than 1,500 times. "Attacks have been recorded in more than 570 settlements. Most of all in Zaporizhia region," Klymenko said in Telegram channel.

He saidt rescuers and police are the first to arrive at shelling sites: they eliminate the consequences of enemy fire, clear away rubble, document war crimes and help affected citizens.