Ammon News - Russian forces attacked the town of Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine late on Friday, killing four people and injuring 18, the regional governor said.

Governor Vadym Filashkin, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said Russian forces launched three night-time strikes on the town north of Pokrovsk, one of the focal points of their advance through eastern Ukraine.

Filashkin initially said five people had died in Dobropillia.

Filashkin said that according to initial information, four high-rise apartment buildings were damaged in the assault. Emergency crews were at the site.

He urged residents of towns near the 1,000-km (620-mile) frontline of the war to evacuate their homes in good time. Reuters