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Ukraine blames pro-Russia rebels for Donetsk trolleybus attack

Published: 22 Jan 2015 - 12:36 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 02:38 am

 

Kiev---Ukraine on Thursday blamed pro-Russian insurgents for the shelling of a trolleybus that killed at least 13 people near the centre of the eastern rebel bastion Donetsk.
"On Thursday, the terrorists shelled a trolleybus in Donetsk," the Ukrainian defence ministry said in a statement, using Kiev's preferred term for the rebel fighters.
"The terrorists shelled the passenger transport from city residential areas controlled by the illegal militias."

AFP