Shells smashed into a residential neighborhood of Donetsk on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces intensified their campaign to encircle the rebel stronghold.
The shelling killed at least two people, blew gaping holes in an apartment block and raised fears that the city is on the verge of severe bloodshed.
The increased danger to civilians has brought sharp criticism from the United Nations and human rights groups.
Under instructions from the president, in residential areas and communities where we have Ukrainian citizens, we do not fire artillery or perform air strikes.
[…] Lysenko, the security council spokesman, said rebels had blocked the railroad out of Luhansk, …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
