Explosions heard in Donetsk after Ukraine election – mayor
DONETSK, Ukraine Oct 27 (Reuters) – Heavy shelling rocked
the outskirts of the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in
eastern Ukraine on Monday, one day after Ukraine held a
parliamentary election, the city mayor’s office and officials in
Kyiv said.
“Powerful firing has been heard from high-calibre guns and
explosions,” the Donetsk mayor’s website said.
Despite a Sept. 5 ceasefire between Kyiv and pro-Russian
separatists in the east, tensions remain high.
(Reporting by Thomas Grove, Editing by Timothy Heritage)