A Russia shelling has left at least 15 people killed and more than 20 buried after some buildings were brought down in eastern Ukraine. This is the latest brutal attack on civilians as the invading forces seek to capture the rest of the Donbas region.
Rescuers helped by heavy equipment looked for survivors under the debris Sunday in Chasiv Yar, a town of about 12,000 people in the northern half of the Donetsk province where three buildings in a residential area were destroyed late Saturday.
Authorities said six people have been rescued, but regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said an estimated 24 are still trapped, including a 9-year-old child..
One building had its sides completely shorn off by the impact of the strike, but rescuers continued their efforts in the rain despite the dangerous conditions. The thud of artillery on the nearby front line resonated just a few miles away, making some workers flinch and others run for cover when it got too close.
After taking control of the Luhansk province, the Russians have set their eyes on seizing the Donetsk, which would give them full command of the Donbas. Chasiv Yar is 12 miles southeast of Kramatorsk, a major Russian target.
Smoke rises from a house caught on fire, after cluster rockets hit a residential area, in Konstantinovka, eastern Ukraine on Saturday.
