Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that Russian-backed fighters have launched an artillery strike on the town of Kramatorsk, killing at least seven civilians.Poroshenko said the first round of rocket fire hit the headquarters of the Ukrainian command in eastern Ukraine and the second landed in a residential area.
The government-controlled Donetsk regional administration said seven people were killed, while 16 people were also injured in the residential area and 10 more at the military headquarters.
Fighting has intensified across eastern Ukraine ahead of much-anticipated peace talks, involving Western leaders, set to take place in Minsk, the Belarus capital, on Wednesday.
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Source: Voice Of Nigeria
