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DONETSK, Ukraine - Shells smashed into a residential neighborhood of Donetsk on July 29 as Ukrainian forces intensified their campaign to encircle the rebel stronghold. The shelling killed at least two people, blew gaping holes in an apartment block and raised fears that the city is on the verge of severe bloodshed. 

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