Death toll rises after Russian missiles hit apartment blocks in Ukraine

Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged after Russian missile strikes in Pokrovsk (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP Photo)

The death toll from Russian missile strikes that hit apartment blocks and other buildings in an eastern Ukrainian city has climbed to seven, with 67 injured.

Two Russian missiles slammed into the central area of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Donetsk region that is partially occupied by Russia, on Monday evening.