At least seven civilians were killed and six wounded in Ukraine’s Donetsk region by Russian attacks on Tuesday, regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko has said.

In a post on the Telegram social media platform, he said two people had died in Bakhmutske, two in Bakhmut, one in Avdiivka, one in Drobysheve and one in Soledar.

He added that the number of casualties in Mariupol and Volnovakha remains unknown.

The BBC has been unable to independently verify these claims.

Donetsk is part of the eastern Donbas region where Russia is focusing its forces. Much of the Donbas was already controlled by Russian-backed separatists prior to the invasion of Ukraine.