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| Government shelling kills two civilians in E Ukraine |
| 2014-08-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] Latest reports say fresh shelling by Ukrainian government forces in the troubled eastern city of Donetsk has killed at least two people and injured more others. Donetsk officials said on Thursday that the civilians died when artillery shells hit Mosipo in the suburb of the restive city. A number of homes and infrastructure have been also reportedly damaged in the troubled region. Pro-Russia forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said the artillery was fired by a diversionary group of Ukrainian forces. Elsewhere in the nearby Lugansk region, several residential areas, a church and a factory were also struck. Local authorities said on Wednesday that festivities in and around Donetsk had killed 43 civilians in the past 24 hours. In a separate development, the first several trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukrainian civilians reportedly crossed the Russian border and arrived at the border crossing in restive eastern region of Lugansk. Ukrainian border guards are checking the Russian humanitarian aid convoy for the residents of Ukraine's eastern regions. |
| Posted by:Fred |