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| 35 killed in Ukraine RPG attack: Donetsk governor |
| 2014-05-27 |
| [Iran Press TV] At least 35 people have reportedly been killed as a truck carrying injured people was hit by a grenade in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk. The truck was attacked on Monday while intense fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine as government air and ground forces assaulted pro-Russian protesters. The fighting erupted after gunnies who identified themselves as representatives of the Donetsk People's Republic seized the Sergei Prokofiev International Airport. According to Donetsk's Governor Pavel Gubarev, a rocket propelled grenade hit the truck, marked as an ambulance, which was transporting injured people from the airport. A Ukrainian security official confirmed that fighter aircraft started targeting positions of pro-Russia protesters in the airport on Monday, with two Sukhoi Su-25 jets carrying out strafing runs. At least one person was also killed during festivities at Donetsk's main train station, and two people were reportedly killed in Slavyansk as government helicopter gunships attacked residential areas. Reports say the fighting in Donetsk is still going on around the airport and the railway station. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Protesters? Yeah, Right! Trained, armed and paid by Putin. Though collateral damage is likely. |
| Posted by: tipover 2014-05-27 00:16 |