“During the shelling of the village of Aleksandrovka, a shell hit the building of kindergarten No. 35, a fire started,” he said.

Earlier, as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military of the city, shells hit the building of the Kalinin hospital and a kindergarten.

In addition, the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross was damaged by shelling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are deliberately attacking residential areas of Donetsk.