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Donetsk: Dozens killed in powerful explosion in a residential area

Unconfirmed reports indicate that a nursery was "hit" – For the first time areas on the outskirts of Donetsk were bombarded by artillery

Newsroom August 19 10:12

The utter chaos prevailed since this morning in the center of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, where violent clashes erupted today in shootings in many neighborhoods.

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However, the shocking information that they saw the “light” of publicity in the late afternoon and according to which there was a strong explosion in a residential area, the ‘heart’ of the Donetsk and have hit a kindergarten, killing at least ten children.

A resident of the city posted a YouTube video of the explosion in Donetsk, which is under the control of pro-Russian separatists.

The video has been filmed from the window of an apartment, and the city authorities announced that they know that two people were injured and that dozens of houses and cars were seriously damaged.

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