Novorossiya: Man shelled as he stood on his balcony in Donetsk The Kievsky district of Dontetsk underwent heavy shelling by Ukrainian military forces on Thursday evening. Residential houses on Kutuzova street, Savchenko street and Marshala Zhukova street were affected by the shelling. The official data on the casualties has not been published yet, but preliminary reports claim one man died and three people were slightly injured in result of shelling. The man was standing on his balcony, when the shell hit his house. He died immediately. Sep 4, 2014 Ukrainian troops continue artillery strikes on Donetsk Thundering explosions and shooting were heard in central part of the city overnight DONETSK, September 04./ITAR-TASS/. Ukrainian troops continued shelling several residential districts in Donetsk, particularly aiming at ifrastructure facilities in its western part, on Thursday morning. A road to the west of the Donetsk region was blocked. Fighting was continuing for the Donetsk airport. The city had no water and no cell telephone communication. It was impossible to begin repair because of continuing shelling, locals said. Artillery strikes on the city began late on Wednesday. Thundering explosions and shooting were heard in central part of the city overnight. Later, the militia pressed Ukrainian troops out of the city, but the Kiev-loyal forces continued strikes on residential areas and infrastructure objects north of Donetsk, the inform bureau of the army of the South-East said on Thursday. The cities of Gorlovka, Makeyevka and Yenakiyevo were also under fire. Ukrainian troops lost 16 armoured and 28 other vehicles and up to 130 people in dead and wounded overnight, the bureau said. ITAR-TASS had no confirmation of the information from other independent sources.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:43:02 +0000
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