MOSCOW

Ukraine claimed on Friday that Russian forces struck Kostiantynivka, an industrial city in eastern Donetsk Oblast.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement on Telegram that the strike killed 10 people and injured 35 others.

He said, "A fire (that erupted after the attack) at a shopping center engulfing an area of 1,000 square meters has been extinguished. Operational services, including the state emergency service, the police, and a paramedic unit, are working on the site.” 

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of attacking a supermarket and a post office in Kostyantynivka, killing four people and injuring 24 others.

The rescue operation continues and there are people under the rubble, Zelenskyy said in a statement on Telegram.

Russia has yet to comment on the claims.

Independent verification is challenging due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war which started in February 2022.