DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — At least three civilians were killed in shelling Tuesday in eastern Ukraine as fighting continued between government and rebel forces in the separatist-held city of Donetsk.
AP reporters saw the bodies of two people killed while waiting for a bus. Separatist authorities said another person died from an attack elsewhere in the city.
Fighting spiked over the weekend in the bitter battle for control over Donetsk’s now-shattered airport. The level of artillery exchanges has abated since that peak.
The United Nations estimates that more than 4,700 people have died since the unrest began. …read more
Source: KXAN
