The missile strike destroyed a five-story building in the town, according to Donetsk regional police. One person had been killed and a 9-year-old child was seriously injured.
The exact number of victims is being clarified, police said.
"The Russians do not stop the mass shelling along the entire front line from Vuhledar to Bakhmut," said Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk region military administration.