The head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin reported this.
It is noted that the Russian occupation troops hit a private house in Avdiivka with artillery around 10 am.
A 47-year-old woman died in the house as a result of Russian shelling.
In addition, several private houses and multi-storey buildings were damaged.
He added that local authorities, police and rescuers are currently working at the scene.
Later that day, an explosion occurred during an air raid alert in Kharkiv. The Russian troops struck at the Kharkiv region. Preliminarily, there were no casualties.