Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said on Telegram that a market and shops including a pharmacy had been hit by a missile in Kostyantynivka.

Zelenskiy condemned the deadly Russian attack and said those killed were 'people who did nothing wrong'. At least 16 people died, including a child, and many more were injured.

Kostyantynivka, is a market town in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region which is near the front line, where fighting has been heavy for months