The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
The statement said that Russian forces had been attacking towns and villages across the Donetsk region since the morning of July 27. In Spasko-Mykhailivka of the Novodonetske territorial community and in Druzhkivka, two men aged 38 and 55 and a 47-year-old woman were killed.
In Kramatorsk, six people were injured in Russian attacks during the day. The victims included a 27-year-old mother and her 11-month-old baby, three women aged 47, 63 and 68, and a 72-year-old man. Another civilian, a 60-year-old man, was injured on one of the local roads.
Sloviansk and Raihorodok also came under Russian attack. Two women aged 60 and 66 and a 46-year-old man were injured.
In addition, a 55-year-old man was killed in a Russian attack in the Kramatorsk community, while four other civilians aged between 41 and 49 were injured. A couple was also injured in Druzhkivka and Bylbasivka.
The victims sustained blast injuries, shrapnel wounds, fractures and contusions. They received medical treatment.
"The enemy used FAB-250 bombs with UMPK glide kits, an FPV drone, a Molniya-1 UAV and a Geran-2 UAV against civilians. Apartment buildings, private homes and vehicles were damaged," the prosecutor's office said.
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It added that, under the procedural guidance of the Kramatorsk and Sloviansk District Prosecutor's Offices, pre-trial investigations have been launched into war crimes under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
As reported, Russian forces struck a passenger bus in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, on July 27, injuring two women.
Photo credit: Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office