24 Jan 2015 18:21

Mariupol shelling death toll revised upward to 27, includes 2 children

KYIV. Jan 24 (Interfax) - The death toll of the Saturday morning bombardment of Mariupol has reached 27, including two children, the city council secretary said.

"By this time 27 people, among them two children, are known to have been killed and 97, including five children, to have been injured," Andriy Fedai said on Facebook.

Some of the injuries were "very severe," he said.