s******n 发帖数: 3946 | 2 LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - At least five people were killed on Monday in
the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk in what separatist
officials said has been an upsurge in Ukrainian shelling.
Separatist officials and Russian news agencies reported several Ukrainian
artillery strikes, including on a market. Russian news agencies later
reported a shell had fallen on a maternity hospital in the city of Donetsk,
triggering a fire and prompting staff to send patients into the basement.
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There was no independent confirmation of any of the attacks and Reuters
could not ascertain whether they had taken place. There has been no
immediate reaction from Kyiv to the reports.
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Russia's state TASS news agency said separatist officials had reported five
dead. Donetsk's separatist leader Denis Pushilin pledged to mobilise more
Russian forces to counter Ukraine. read more
Russian agencies reported that a child was among those killed and that at
least 22 people were injured. On Monday evening, citing a Russian
correspondent, they reported the shelling of the maternity hospital. |