Kyiv reports old woman's death in militia attack in Donbas
KYIV. Dec 27 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian military have accused the militia of opening fire on their positions in Donbas near the populated area of Zaytsevo using surface-to-air missile systems and tanks.
"They opened fire using firearms, grenade launchers, large-caliber guns, surface-to-air missile systems, 82 mm caliber mortars, and also tank weapons, which should have been withdrawn to a considerable distance from the division line in accordance with the conditions of the Minks agreements," the press center for the military operation reported on Sunday.
The press center reported that several mines and shells have hit local residents' residences and one of them caught fire.
In one of the apartment, Ukrainian troops found an elderly woman who had sustained numerous fragmentation wounds.
They began giving the woman first aid and tried to rush her to the nearest hospital. However, the woman's condition was very serious and she died in the ambulance vehicle on her way to the hospital.