Two people died, including a 15-year-old girl, as a result of the Russian bombing of Kostyantynivka, a few km from Bakhmut. "10 people were injured with varying degrees of severity, including two teenagers aged 15 and 16," authorities said.

Private buildings and buildings, a pharmacy and a gas station were damaged and destroyed, they added. The attack was reported by the Donetsk region's attorney general's office on Telegram. The death toll is expected to rise as more people are injured.