Donetsk residential areas come under shelling
- 9 years ago
This man and his home fell victim to shelling in rebel-controlled Donetsk.
He says pro-Russian separatists are to blame. And his wife is shocked by the whole ordeal.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PIOTR'S WIFE, DONETSK RESIDENT, (NO NAME GIVEN), SAYING:
"I have no idea how I survived. This hole was right in front of me. I am sitting on the floor and this hole is right in front of me, and I am covered with doors, pieces of wall, etc."
Several other homes and businesses were damaged in Donetsk... all in the vicinity of the airport which is still under the control of Ukrainian forces.
And Ukraine's military spokesman Andriy Lysenko says separatists should bear responsibility:
(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN MILITARY SPOKESMAN, ANDRIY LYSENKO, SAYING:
"We have to admit that terrorists are actively using the new tactics of sequential shelling. First they fire at our troops' positions and then they start firing at residential areas. This morning in Donetsk
He says pro-Russian separatists are to blame. And his wife is shocked by the whole ordeal.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PIOTR'S WIFE, DONETSK RESIDENT, (NO NAME GIVEN), SAYING:
"I have no idea how I survived. This hole was right in front of me. I am sitting on the floor and this hole is right in front of me, and I am covered with doors, pieces of wall, etc."
Several other homes and businesses were damaged in Donetsk... all in the vicinity of the airport which is still under the control of Ukrainian forces.
And Ukraine's military spokesman Andriy Lysenko says separatists should bear responsibility:
(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN MILITARY SPOKESMAN, ANDRIY LYSENKO, SAYING:
"We have to admit that terrorists are actively using the new tactics of sequential shelling. First they fire at our troops' positions and then they start firing at residential areas. This morning in Donetsk