Russia ‘likely to step up attacks on Ukraine civilian targets’

A burning vehicle damaged in shelling is seen in a street in Donetsk, an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine (Alexei Alexandrov/AP)

Russian shelling hit cities and towns across a wide stretch of Ukraine during the night, officials have said.

Meanwhile, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) warned that Russia is likely to increase its attacks on civilian targets as it suffers battlefield defeats.