Russian shelling kills civilian in Donetsk region's Kurakhove

Russian forces have attacked the town of Kurakhove, Donetsk region, with multiple rocket launchers, killing one person and leaving another injured.

Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk regional military administration, said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"One person was killed and one was injured by shelling in Kurakhove. This afternoon, the Russians shelled the town with Grads - they hit a residential building. A 31-year-old man was killed at the site of the impact. The strike damaged a kindergarten and several private houses, and a fire broke out, which the rescuers have already extinguished. We are establishing the consequences of the attack," the post said.