10 die in Ukraine
A shell has hit a bus in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 10 civilians and wounding many more,mUkraine’s military says.
According to the BBC, a statement said the incident happened at a government checkpoint in Buhas about 35 kililometers South West of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk
Donetsk regional officials blamed pro-Russian rebels but a report said rebel leaders had denied it.
Fighting has intensified recently despite a truce agreed in September.
One report said the bus had been carrying civilians from the coastal town of Mariupol.
Vyacheslav Abroskin, head of the Donetsk Regional Interior Ministry , said it appeared the target had been a road block set up near the nearby town of Volnovakha, but the attack had gone astray.
“It was a direct hit on the intercity bus,” he said.
“An investigation is in progress .The road between Donetsk and Muriupol has been closed,” he said.
Initial reports said a shell had hit the bus although a statement by the military later said it could have been a Grad rocket.
According to the BBC, a statement said the incident happened at a government checkpoint in Buhas about 35 kililometers South West of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk
Donetsk regional officials blamed pro-Russian rebels but a report said rebel leaders had denied it.
Fighting has intensified recently despite a truce agreed in September.
One report said the bus had been carrying civilians from the coastal town of Mariupol.
Vyacheslav Abroskin, head of the Donetsk Regional Interior Ministry , said it appeared the target had been a road block set up near the nearby town of Volnovakha, but the attack had gone astray.
“It was a direct hit on the intercity bus,” he said.
“An investigation is in progress .The road between Donetsk and Muriupol has been closed,” he said.
Initial reports said a shell had hit the bus although a statement by the military later said it could have been a Grad rocket.