Fighting in eastern Ukraine reached the main rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday as separatists and government troops exchanged rocket fire in neighborhoods on the edge of the city.
The spread of fighting into the city itself marks a decisive turn for the conflict, but one that will arouse fears of an alarming escalation in the humanitarian crisis gripping the country’s easternmost regions.
Defense officials swiftly played down the presence of government troops in Marinka, insisting that more fighting lay ahead before the area could be properly secured. …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
