Sunday, August 10, 2014

About 15 Ukrainian Shells explode in Russia Near Border With Ukraine
Damage from bombing by Kiev on the border with Russia.
World  August 10, 23:32 UTC+4

The shells flew from Ukraine and dropped some 300 metres of a populated locality

ROSTOV-ON-DON, August 10, /ITAR-TASS/. About 15 Ukrainian shells exploded in Russia’s southern Rostov region some 500 metres of the border with Ukraine, Rostov region border chief Vasily Malayev told Itar-Tass on Sunday.

“Russian border guards on Sunday registered about 15 shell explosions near the village of Mityakinskaya. The shells flew from Ukraine and dropped some 300 metres of a populated locality,” he said, adding that luckily no one had been hurt.

A larger part of Donetsk’s Tekstilshchiki dwelling quarters has been left without electricity supplies as a result of artillery shelling, the official website of the Donetsk mayor said on Sunday.

“As at 17:30 local time (18:30 Moscow time) 40 substations were cut off electricity supplies as a result of artillery shelling. The situation is difficult, people say they hear the sounds of shooting from heavy weapons in all districts of the city,” the website said.

Apart from that, a shell that hit Donetsk’s bus park destroyed and damaged several buses.


Artillery shelling of Donetsk leaves dwelling quarters without electricity

August 10, 21:40 UTC+4

40 substations were cut off electricity supplies as a result of artillery shelling

DONETSK, August 10, /ITAR-TASS/. A larger part of Donetsk’s Tekstilshchiki dwelling quarters has been left without electricity supplies as a result of artillery shelling, the official website of the Donetsk mayor said on Sunday.

“As at 17:30 local time (18:30 Moscow time) 40 substations were cut off electricity supplies as a result of artillery shelling. The situation is difficult, people say they hear the sounds of shooting from heavy weapons in all districts of the city,” the website said.

Apart from that, a shell that hit Donetsk’s bus park destroyed and damaged several buses.


Poroshenko informs Kerry of arrangements for delivery of humanitarian aid to Luhansk

August 11, 3:47 UTC+4

Kerry welcomed the Ukrainian president's initiative about organization by Ukraine of an international humanitarian mission for the residents of Luhansk

KIEV, August 11, 3:16 /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko, in a telephone conversation, informed US Secretary of State John Kerry of "the invitation of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to coordinate all matters aimed at arranging for the delivery of humanitarian aid" to the residents of Lugansk, the presidential press service of Ukraine reported on Sunday.

Kerry, according to the press service, welcomed the Ukrainian president's initiative about organization by Ukraine of an international humanitarian mission for the residents of Luhansk.

Earlier on Sunday, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia expects an earliest solution to the question of humanitarian aid to Ukraine's east, emphasizing that the problem is monitored by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Minister said Russia gets to term with Ukraine, the ICRC, and the UN about a urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to Ukraine's east. "At present, we prioritize reaching agreement with both the Ukrainian side, the ICRC, and international humanitarian agencies of the UN system about the need for an urgent dispatch of humanitarian supplies to Luhansk and Donetsk Regions," the Minister said.

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