At least five people were killed in a Russian attack in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, while one person was killed in an attack in the south of the country, local authorities said today.

"Three women and two men died" in the town of Kostiantivka, about 20 kilometers west of Bakhmut, the epicenter of fighting with the Russian army, Ukraine's emergency service reported on Telegram.

In the attack from last night until the morning, the building in which the humanitarian reception center is located in that city was hit.

#Russian occupiers shelled #Kostiantynivka, #Donetsk region. Three women were killed and two people were wounded. pic.twitter.com/M2lb2SCQva

- NEXTA (@nexta_tv) March 24, 2023

One woman was killed and four civilians were injured this morning in the artillery fire in the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region, in the south of Ukraine, the prosecutor's office said. Houses, power lines and gas pipelines were damaged in the bombing.