Kiev, 7 August 2023 (dpa/MIA) - At least five people died and 18 others were injured in a Russian missile attack on the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, according to official Ukrainian figures.

Two missiles hit a residential area, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram on Monday evening.

Earlier the head of the military administration in Donetsk province, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said on Telegram that the area included hotels, restaurants and shops. He also published several photos showing a destroyed building.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also reported on the Russian attack and said that rescue work was ongoing. "We must stop Russian terror," he wrote.

Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022.

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