DONETSK, Ukraine—Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russia rebels for a cease-fire to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Ukrainian officials demanded that the insurgents surrender instead.
One person was killed and 10 injured in shelling that started early Sunday morning and continued into the day, Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky told The Associated Press.
In a press conference in Kiev, Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said the only way for the rebels in Donetsk to save their lives would be to “lay down their arms and give …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
