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At least 25 dead: Pro-Russian authorities report Ukrainian attack on market in Donetsk
This image was released by a Russian-controlled agency and purports to show the situation following the attack on a market in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The authenticity of the recording cannot be independently verified.
© Viktoria Velenskaya / Sputnik Donetsk / / Imago Images
It is one of the most devastating attacks in recent memory. According to Russian reports, at least 25 people died in Donetsk as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian army
In a Ukrainian attack on a market in the Russian-controlled city According to local authorities, at least 25 people have been killed in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. According to the latest information, at least 20 people were injured, the pro-Russian governor of the Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, said on Sunday on the Telegram online service. “The market was attacked on a Sunday when it is particularly busy,” he explained.
Donetsk in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russia
The regional governor had previously put the number of deaths at at least 18 and spoke of a “terrible bomb attack”. The mayor of Donetsk, Alexei Kulemsin, reported shelling from the northeast of the city. The information could not initially be independently verified.
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The large city of Donetsk is located in eastern Ukraine, around 20 kilometers from the front. It came under the control of pro-Russian separatists as early as 2014 and has been regularly attacked by the Ukrainian army since then.