Three killed, five wounded as Russian troops shell Avdiivka and several villages

Russian troops have shelled Avdiivka in Ukraine's Donetsk region and three villages - Stepanivka, Stepne and Makarivka, using Grad and Smerch multiple rocket launchers.

Three people died and five more were injured as a result, Report informs via Ukrainian media.

"The injured have been hospitalized with mine-blast traumas and fragment wounds. Two of the injured were diagnozed with concussion and traumatic shock," Prosecutor General's Office said.