Deadly rocket attack on hospital in rebel-held Donetsk in Ukraine
- 9 years ago
At least five people are reported dead after the shelling of a hospital in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Eyewitnesses say at least one shell hit the building in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
But other reports say two shells landed near the hospital.
At least one huge crater was seen in front of the building, known as Hospital Number 27 in a suburb in the south of the city.
“It was not one shell,” said a local man. “They both fell together. It was a barrage because the first and second exploded at the same time.”
Numerous people are reported to have been wounded.
The death toll is rising fast in renewed fighting between government troops and rebels.
The latest diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire collapsed in Belarus over the weekend.
Eyewitnesses say at least one shell hit the building in territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists.
But other reports say two shells landed near the hospital.
At least one huge crater was seen in front of the building, known as Hospital Number 27 in a suburb in the south of the city.
“It was not one shell,” said a local man. “They both fell together. It was a barrage because the first and second exploded at the same time.”
Numerous people are reported to have been wounded.
The death toll is rising fast in renewed fighting between government troops and rebels.
The latest diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire collapsed in Belarus over the weekend.