Ukraine says Russian missile attack kills 11 in eastern town

Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in an area of Pokrovsk, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the Donetsk region [Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Donetsk region/Handout via Reuters]

At least 11 people, including five children, have been killed by a Russian missile attack in and around the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, according to the regional governor.

Eight people were also wounded when Russian missiles hit the area, Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk region, said on Saturday.