Stronghold Of Donetsk

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  23 Dead In Separatist Donetsk Region After Attack By Ukraine, Says Russia

  Russia said Monday that an attack by Kyiv's forces on the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine had left 23 people dead, with the military accusing Kyiv of committing a "war crime".

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  Ukrainian Chocolate Cafe Melts Pro-Russian Rebel Hearts

  Nestled in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, a chocolate-themed cafe is serving up an authentically Ukrainian experience to rebels fighting pro-Kiev forces in Ukraine's east.

• Passenger Bus Hits Landmine in East Ukraine, 3 Dead: Police

  At least three people were killed and six injured in eastern Ukraine when a passenger bus hit a landmine in the government-controlled town of Artemivsk, some 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, a police official told AFP.

• More Than 30 Killed in Mine Blast in Rebel East Ukraine: Local Authority

  An early morning mine blast in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people and injured 14, a local official said today.

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  5 Killed in Shelling of Ukraine Rebel Stronghold Donetsk

  Five people were killed in mortar attacks on the Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk today as peace talks were due to be held in Minsk.

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  Shelling Rocks Rebel Stronghold Donetsk in East Ukraine

  New shelling rocked the pro-Russian rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday despite a fragile ceasefire.

• Heavy Shelling in East Ukraine Increases Fears Over Ceasefire

  Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government forces could crumble.

• Worst East Ukraine Shelling for Month as Ceasefire Looks in Doubt

  East Ukraine's rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that Kiev said proved Moscow had sent reinforcements.

• Explosions Heard in Donetsk After Ukraine Election: Officials

  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 Kiev said.

• Fighting Flares at Ukraine's Donetsk Airport

  Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the sky, AFP journalists said.

• Gunfire Around Ukraine's Donetsk After NATO Warns on Truce

  Heavy gunfire erupted around the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk on Sunday, just hours after NATO's top military commander said there was a ceasefire "in name only" on the ground.

• Ukraine Truce Under Threat as Heavy Fighting Erupts

  Heavy fighting erupted around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, piling further pressure on a precarious nine-day-old truce between the government and separatist fighters.

• East Ukraine City Hit by Shells During Cease-Fire

  The city council of Donetsk, a rebel-held stronghold in eastern Ukraine, says that regular shelling continued overnight despite a cease-fire in the region, injuring one woma

• Ukraine Plans $3 Billion Boost to Defence Spending

  As armored vehicles rumbled through downtown Kiev in an ostentatious celebration of Ukraine's independence, pro-Russian rebels who are battling government forces in the east paraded captured soldiers down the besieged streets of Donetsk and displayed charred wreckages of destroyed Ukrainian tanks.

• One Convict Killed, 106 Flee as Shells Hit East Ukraine Jail

  One convict was killed and over 100 escaped when shelling hit a high-security prison in the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine, local authorities said on Monday.