Hospital comes under fire in Donetsk

Hospital comes under fire in Donetsk

DONETSK -- A hospital in the town of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has come under artillery fire, with at least 15 people feared killed in the attack.

This information came from the local authorities in the pro-Russian forces stronghold that has been under fire from Ukrainian government forces.

TASS is reporting that there were casualties in the shelling of the 27th hospital in the Tekstilshchik residential district, but that their number is not yet known.

A nearby residential building was also damaged in the attack on Wednesday, and the whole area left without electricity.

RT is reporting that the number of those injured today is not yet known, as medical teams work at the scene.

The Kiev troops target Donetsk on a daily bases, with the attacks intensifying since the start of the year after a ceasefire agreement fell through.