Ukraine: Separatists claim 3 civilians killed in Donetsk shelling
Smoke rises above a residential area after recent shelling near Donetsk airport during fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government forces.
Pro-Russian separatists claim that shelling has killed three people in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
The rebel-controlled Donetsk city hall said in a statement on October 11 that “as a result of military actions in Donetsk on October 10 three civilians died and four more were injured and hospitalized.”
Reports say shelling continued overnight in Donetsk’s Kuibyshev district. Several residential houses were reportedly damaged in a fire caused by the shelling.