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| Ukraine government shelling kills three civilians |
| 2014-08-24 |
| [Iran Press TV] Three people have been killed by government shelling in Ukrainian's eastern city of Donetsk as festivities rage on between Kiev and pro-Russian forces. According to reports, the three were killed by Ukrainian government artillery fire in a residential neighborhood east of Donetsk's city center, early on Saturday morning. A neighbor told news hounds that all the three were part of one family, "It was a father, mother, and their daughter." The family's younger daughter had been rushed to hospital, her present condition in unknown. The family's grandfather, who survived the attack, told news hounds tearfully that they had not left the city because of his failing health. Several other people were also injured in the attack. The Donbass Arena football stadium was also damaged during the shelling. Earlier on Saturday, at least two more non-combatants were killed by artillery fire in the center of Donetsk, which is considered to be the main stronghold of pro-Russia forces. Ukraine's mainly Russian-speaking regions in the east have witnessed deadly festivities between pro-Moscow forces and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations to silence the pro-Russians in mid-April. The political unrest in eastern Ukraine has so far claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people, according to figures released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 You beginning to sound like a 9/11 truther, Besoeker. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-08-24 04:31 |
| #1 I'd not be surprised to learn the Russians shelled their own relief convoy as a pretext for invasion. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-08-24 00:38 |