
Separatists order evacuations to Russia amid worst shelling in eastern Ukraine in years
CNN
Pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine's breakaway states have ordered the evacuation of civilians to Russia accusing Ukraine of launching a large military offensive in the area.
The restive eastern part of the country has witnessed the worst shelling in years over the last two days. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said Friday that shelling of Ukrainian territory from areas controlled by separatists had risen dramatically in the past day.
Each side accuses the other of heavy shelling of civilian areas. Ukrainian authorities say there were 60 breaches of the ceasefire Thursday, many of them by heavy weapons.

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