11 Mar 2017 21:22

Donetsk accuses Ukrainian forces of firing on employees evacuated from water filtration station

DONETSK. March 11 (Interfax) - Ukrainian troops opened fire when employees were being evacuated from the Donetsk Filter Station (DFS), a spokesperson for the Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) told reporters.

"Staff members have been evacuated from the DFS. During the evacuation, servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces opened fire on the cars, using small arms. It was pure luck that nobody was injured," the DPR Defense Ministry spokesperson told reporters.

A spokesperson for the DPR Defense Ministry reported earlier that the Donetsk Filter Station had lost power following Saturday's shelling by the Ukrainian forces.