DONETSK, Ukraine – The heaviest shelling in recent weeks has shaken the main city in Ukraine’s rebel-held east, heightening worry about the renewal of full-scale conflict despite a cease-fire signed two months ago between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists.
Artillery explosions roared throughout the early hours of Sunday in Donetsk, quietening only after sunrise. A city council statement said four residential buildings were destroyed, but it didn’t give information on casualties.
The cease-fire called on Sept. 5 has been violated almost daily. Some of the heaviest fighting focuses on Donetsk’s airport.
On Saturday, Associated Press reporters saw scores of military vehicles moving near Donetsk …read more
Source: Global TV
