Article 6J0YK Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk shopping area kills dozens, local officials say

Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk shopping area kills dozens, local officials say

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Russian-installed mayor and governor say another 20 people were injured in attack on city in eastern Ukraine

At least 25 people have been killed after Ukrainian forces shelled a busy suburban shopping area in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, according to local officials.

Alexei Kulemzin, the city's Russian-installed mayor, said Ukrainian artillery had fired on a bustling district where shops and a market are located. Denis Pushilin, the Russian-appointed head of the Donetsk region, said emergency services were working at the scene and that forensic specialists were trying to collect fragments of the weapons used in the attack.

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