This handout photograph published on the official Telegram account of the head of the Donetsk region Vadim Filashkin on January 6, 2024, shows rescuers working at the site of a missile attack in the town of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region. (HANDOUT / TELEGRAM / @VADIMFILASHKIN_DONODA / AFP)

KIEV - At least 11 people were killed and 10 injured in Russia's missile strike in the Donetsk region on Saturday, said Vadym Filashkin, the head of the region.

Russia shelled the town of Pokrovsk and its neighboring village of Rivne with S-300 missiles, Filashkin wrote on Telegram.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces hit the command post of the Ukrainian task force near Pokrovsk

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The State Service for Emergencies said that the shelling destroyed two private houses in Pokrovsk and another in Rivne. Search and rescue operations are still underway, the service added.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces hit the command post of the Ukrainian task force near Pokrovsk. 

Also on Saturday, Ukrainian forces carried out missile strikes on a military airfield near the Crimean town of Saky, the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet reported Saturday, citing Mykola Oleschuk, a commander of the Ukrainian Air Force.

The Russian command post in Crimea was hit in an attack, Oleschuk said, without giving other details.

Late on Friday, local media reported that explosions were heard in the Saky and Yevpatoria areas of Crimea. Traffic on the Crimean bridge was temporarily halted.

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The Saky airfield is home to the 43rd Independent Naval Assault Aviation Regiment, which operates Su-24 bombers and Su-30 fighters, according to media reports.