27 Aug 2014 11:46

Donetsk City Council: Three civilians die in gunfire in past 24 hours

KYIV. Aug 27 (Interfax) - Three civilians have died in gunfire in Donetsk in the past 24 hours, the Donetsk City Council said in a report posted on its website on Wednesday morning.

"According to the Emergency Situations Ministry, eleven shells hit residential and other buildings over the past day. Destructions were the largest in the Petrovskyi district. The district has reported civilian casualties - three persons sustained lethal fragmentation wounds," the report said.