“A family of eight people died, they were shot.

Presumably from automatic weapons.

Three children were among the dead," TASS reported.

It is specified that the incident occurred in the Chervonogvardeysky district of the city, representatives of law enforcement agencies are working on the spot.

Earlier, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) stated that two men were injured in Makiivka as a result of shelling by Ukrainian militants.

On December 25, Ukrainian fighters shelled Donetsk and Makeevka with 155 mm shells.