Donetsk, June 7 (Interfax) – Three civilians were killed as Ukrainian government forces shelled the city of Sloviansk and its suburban neighborhood Cherevkivka late on Friday and early on Saturday, the headquarters of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic told Interfax.

“A howitzer round last night hit Svobody Street, which is the central street of Sloviansk. Two people who were at the place at the moment were killed and several others suffered fragmentation wounds,” it said.