Three killed, 18 injured in artillery attack on Donetsk market, separatists say

Firefighters extinguish a fire at the central Maisky market following recent shelling in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donetsk, Ukraine June 13, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

LONDON (Reuters) -At least three people including a child were killed and 18 injured on Monday in a Ukrainian artillery attack at a market in the Russian-backed separatist Ukrainian region of Donetsk, officials in the province said.

The Donetsk News Agency showed pictures of burning stalls at the central Maisky market and several bodies on the ground. The news agency said 155-mm calibre NATO-standard artillery munitions hit parts of the region on Monday.