
Russian forces launched 20 S-300 rockets at the cities of Pokrovsk, Novogrodivka and Myrnograd, with 14 of them shot down by air defences.
A body has been recovered and at least 10 are injured, including four children, with four other people still trapped.
Images from Novohrodivka and Pokrovsk show excavation equipment clearing debris and teams of firefighters searching ruined buildings.
Those already freed include a man found alongside an injured baby and a family of four, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko posted on Telegram.
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