Rockets slammed into a high-security prison Monday in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities in eastern Ukraine said.
In the past week Ukrainian government forces have intensified their military operations and surrounded Donetsk, the largest city in rebel-held eastern Ukraine.
The prison break became possible after a substation providing the building with electricity was damaged, disabling the facility’s alarm system.
“At around 10 p.m., after lights went out and the prisoners began heading to their sleeping quarters, a rocket hit this place,” said one prisoner, who gave his name as Vova Kordemansky. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
