Deadly shelling in rebel-held Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has killed at least three people and damaged a hospital, six schools and five kindergartens
An elderly woman walks through the damaged hospital. Stringer / Reuters
The shelling reportedly took place in the city’s Tekstilshchik district.
Bodies under blankets could be seen near the hospital building following the attack, according to the BBC. There were several injuries, with those wounded including the hospital’s patients and staff, the BBC’s correspondent on the scene said.
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Maxim Sergeev / Reuters
After a period of relative calm, the conflict
between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian rebels has escalated
in recent weeks.
