Ukraine, Russia Accuse Each Other of Early New Year’s Day Attacks

Ukraine, Russia Accuse Each Other of Early New Year’s Day Attacks
The Russian head of Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin speaks during a news conference in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Feb. 23, 2022. Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters
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Ukraine’s shelling of the city of Donetsk on Monday killed four people, a Russian official in the eastern region of Ukraine said, while Russia’s air attacks on several Ukrainian regions killed at least one person, local officials said.

Thirteen people were also injured in “heavy shelling” by Ukrainian forces on the centre of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, the Russian head of the broader Donetsk region of which the Donetsk city is the administrative centre, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.