MOSCOW: Russian forces continue to bomb the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, killing several people, while Russia claims that it has destroyed the US’s advanced rocket system in Ukraine.
A bomb blast near the Ukrainian city of Donetsk has killed at least eight people and injured 25 others, according to a foreign news agency.
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces are targeting both urban and rural areas.
Authorities say Russian forces are using a systematic strategy to build buildings into rubble.
According to the Donetsk governor, 350,000 people are trapped in the city.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says Russia has destroyed a US artillery rocket system in eastern Ukraine.
Russia says it has destroyed a Ukrainian weapons depot in Donetsk, but Russia has denied the allegations.