Locals say this has not happened for a long time.

Ukrainian TSN journalist Andriy Tsaplienko has said Russian-led forces shelled the town of Maryinka in Donetsk region Friday morning.

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"The 'separatists' shelled Maryinka in the morning. A grain storage facility. Eyewitnesses say there were at least a dozen artillery shells or mines. People are shocked: 'This has not happened for long,'" he wrote on Telegram, posting a photo of the shelling aftermath.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Russia's hybrid military forces on Thursday mounted eight attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.