At least 15 people have been killed and more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, leading to the building partially collapsing, local officials said.
The regional emergency service gave the latest death toll from the strike in the town of Chasiv Yar as 10 people, with rescue work still going on.
Several hours earlier, Donetsk region Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that at least 34 people could be trapped under the ruins.
Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Ukraine's president, said in a Telegram post that the strike was "another terrorist attack," and that Russia should be designated as a "state sponsor of terrorism" as a result.
A bill to apply this label to Russia has been tabled by two U.S. senators, who expressed their confidence the proposal would be voted through during a Thursday visit to Kyiv.
Russia, which says it is conducting a "special military operation" to demilitarise Ukraine, denies targeting civilians.
Pope Francis, remains in critical condition battling double pneumonia, but had a "good" night in hospital, slept and is resting, the Vatican said on Monday.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is willing to give up his position if it means peace in Ukraine, adding that he could exchange his departure for his country's entry into the NATO military alliance.
Israel on Sunday said it will not tolerate presence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in southern Syria, nor any other forces affiliated with the country's new rulers, and demanded the territory be demilitarised.
Talks with Israel through mediators on further steps in a ceasefire agreement are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being released as agreed, Hamas official Basem Naim said on Sunday.
Friedrich Merz, who set to become Germany's next chancellor after his opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, vowed to help give Europe "real independence" from the US as he prepared to cobble together a government.