As a result of a rocket attack by Russian forces on a residential building in Chasovoy Yar, Donetsk region, the number of dead has reached 18.

Axar.az reports that the General Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for the Donetsk region has released information about this.

"According to information as of 08:45 on July 11, 18 people were killed as a result of a rocket attack on a five-story residential building, and 6 people were rescued from the rubble. Voice communication was established with two people under the rubble. Currently, the rescue and search process is ongoing," the information says.