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Shelling of Donetsk continues as Nato chief tells Western countries to brace themselves for years of war
A house is on fire after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 17, 2022.

UKRAINIAN artillery fire targeted the pro-Russian Donetsk “people’s republic” government headquarters as the bitter fight for control of the Donbass continued today.

Four districts of Donetsk came under attack in the early afternoon, local authorities said, with transport networks shut down. 

On Saturday, some 20 civilians were killed. Shelling of residential areas intensified as Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky vowed to retake control of eastern and southern Ukraine.

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