Ukraine's president said Sunday that intercepted radio and telephone conversations prove that Russia-backed separatists were responsible for firing the rockets that pounded the southeastern city of Mariupol and killed at least 30 people.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Associated Press: Ukraine says phone calls prove rebels attacked city, killed 30
People whose homes were destroyed in shelling prepare to spend the night in a tent in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on January 25, 2015 a day after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 in the city. US President Barack Obama vowed Sunday to ramp up pressure on Russia after a rocket barrage blamed on Kremlin-backed Ukrainian rebels killed 30 and threatened to open new front in the war.AFP PHOTO/ ANATOLII BOIKO
