Worst Shelling in Month Rocks Ukraine's Donetsk

Heavy shelling around the rebel-held Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine on Sunday increased the strain on a two-month-old cease-fire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists. Donetsk was pummelled Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and European monitors in Ukraine said they are very concerned after seeing convoys of heavy weapons and tanks without insignia in separatist-controlled areas of Ukraine. There were no immediate reports of new casualties, but large...

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