Intensified shelling in east Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier


  • World
  • Sunday, 19 Jul 2015

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels accused each other on Saturday of shelling residential areas despite a ceasefire, reporting four civilians and one soldier killed following a week of the deadliest fighting in over a month.

Separatists said one man was killed by shelling from Ukrainian forces in central Donetsk. A Reuters witness reported seeing the body of man in a burning building, though it was unclear if it was the same person.

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