Donetsk, Feb 18 - DAN. A house was damaged in the Zaitsevo settlement in northern Gorlovka in shelling by Ukrainian forces, town administration head Ivan Prikhodko said on Tuesday.

“As a result of the strike, the house at 101 Karbyshev Street was damaged by direct hit,” Prikhodko said.

There were no casualties, he added.

The Donetsk People's Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination sent a team to the scene to obtain more accurate information about the shelling.

Earlier reports said that Ukrainian forces shelled Zaitsevo with eight 82mm mortar rounds on Tuesday morning.*jk