At least 13 dead after artillery shelling in Donetsk
"Initial information shows that as a result of punitive shelling... in the Kuibyshevskyi district (of Donetsk), 13 civilians died. The number of people injured is being determined," the Moscow-backed mayor of the city wrote in a social media statement carried by Russian news agencies.
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- Published Date: 03:54 | 19 September 2022
- Modified Date: 03:58 | 19 September 2022
At least 13 people have been killed by artillery fire in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, with two shells hitting a bus stop and a nearby store, local media reported on Monday.
There was no immediate information on the number of injured.
Local rulers appointed by Moscow blamed Ukrainian troops for the shelling. The claim could not be independently confirmed.
Kiev regularly rejects such accusations and accuses Moscow of firing upon territory it holds in order to produce anti-Ukrainian propaganda for its own media.
The industrial city has been under the control of separatists backed by Moscow since 2014.
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