: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine rebels announce new offensive as rockets kill 30


MARIUPOL, Ukraine — Pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine announced a major new offensive Saturday after heavy rocket fire killed at least 30 people in the government-held port of Mariupol, sparking international calls for Moscow to stop backing the separatists.

The local mayor’s office said 97 people were also wounded in the strategic city by dozens of long-distance rockets that smashed into a packed residential district early in the morning and then again shortly after noon.

“Obviously, everyone in the city is very scared,” Mariupol native Eduard told AFP.

A fellow resident named Pavlo described dazed survivors helping wounded victims to …read more

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