13 dead in shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine, say officials

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Workers remove debris from an apartment which was damaged by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the town of Horlivka (Gorlovka) in Donetsk , Russian-controlled Ukraine on Saturday..

At least 13 people were killed, on Sunday, by shelling at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported...

A further 10 people were injured in the strike on the suburb of Tekstilshchik, said Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk..

Also, fire broke out at a chemical transport terminal at Russias Ust-Luga port following two explosions, regional officials said.. Local media reported that the port had been attacked by Ukrainian drones, causing a gas tank to explode...

News outlet Fontanka reported that two drones had been detected flying towards St Petersburg, but that they were redirected towards the Kingisepp region..

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