DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say 10 civilians have been killed and a further 13 wounded in rebel shelling of a military checkpoint in eastern Ukraine.
The Donetsk regional administration answering to the central government in Kiev said in a statement that the rebels shelled the checkpoint near the town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region while a passenger bus was passing through it.
Fighting between the Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian rebels has killed more than 4,700 people since April. Hostilities have intensified in recent days, jeopardizing hopes for a peace deal. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
