Invaders launched 24 strikes on Donetsk region in past day - police

That's according to the National Police of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.

"The occupiers fired at the settlements of Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, New York, Karlivka, Maksymilianivka, and Pisky. Russian troops fired at the civilian population using aircraft, rocket launchers, artillery, Grad and Uragan MLRS, and tanks. There are dead and wounded," the report said.

According to law enforcement officers, Russian forces launched 24 strikes on the region. Enemy shelling destroyed and damaged 16 civilian objects, including 11 residential buildings, a service station, a warehouse, etc.

Criminal proceedings have been opened under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.