A still image from video footage shows the damaged public bus in Donetsk, on January 22, 2015. (Reuters/Reuters TV)
Kiev, Reuters—At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said.
The strike, which wrecked a trolleybus and blew out windows nearby, followed a night of intense fighting at the city’s main airport and coincided with diplomatic talks involving Ukraine and Russia.
Military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said 10 Ukrainian soldiers were killed overnight, six at the airport complex, a symbolic target where …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
