KIEV (Reuters) - An artillery shell fired in fighting between government forces and separatist rebels hit a high-security prison in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Sunday night, killing one inmate, the city council said on Monday.
A statement said 106 inmates escaped from the jail, a "strict regime" prison for dangerous criminals on the city's western outskirts, after the shell struck though some returned later. Three other inmates were injured.
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