Over the past day, Russian invaders shelled eight settlements in the Donetsk region, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine reports in a telegram channel.

“As a result of Russian strikes, two civilians were killed, 8 more were injured, among them a child. At least 23 civilian objects were destroyed - residential buildings, a school, a factory, communications,"

Russian troops shelled Mariupol, Avdeevka, Maryinka, Selidovo, Bolshaya Novoselka, Komar, Ocheretino, Sukhaya Balka. The enemy fired at the civilian population with rockets from Grad multiple rocket launchers, tanks and heavy artillery.

“The police opened criminal proceedings under Art.. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) and Art.. 110 (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported..

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Earlier, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported operational information as of the morning of April 21. The most tense situation remains in the JFO zone. Russian troops do not abandon attempts to break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in order to establish full control over the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.