Ukraine says four civilians killed and seven wounded by Russian shells

Ukrainian soldiers fire on the front line in the Donetsk region (Kostiantyn Liberov/AP)

At least four civilians were killed and seven others were wounded by Russian shelling in the past 24 hours across several regions of Ukraine, the country’s presidential office said on Monday.

Most of the casualties were in the eastern Donetsk region, where three people were killed and four were wounded. A large chunk of Donetsk is held by Russia-allied separatists.