DONETSK (AFP) – Deadly clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels threatened civilians in central Donetsk on Monday, with shelling hitting a hospital and warnings of insurgents launching attacks from residential areas.Ukraine also made fresh accusations of Moscow backing the separatists, alleging that hundreds of Russian troops crossed the border into rebel-held territory to join the fight.After a pause in the fighting early Monday as Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, clashes reignited in the afternoon, with regular explosions heard coming from the direction of the Donetsk airport northwest of the city.The airport has been the flashpoint of an upsurge in violence …read more
Source: Dunya TV
