Five mortar shells blasted near the location of OSCE monitors in Donetsk on Sunday, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reported.
‘On September 14, at about 15 p.m., the SMM was on patrol close to the Putylivka market, Kyivsky district, Donetsk city. The market appeared to have been subjected to shelling prior to the SMM’s arrival. About 20 m from its position, the SMM team could see the body of a civilian woman lying on the street,’ says the report posted on the OSCE Web site.
‘While at the scene, the SMM team heard mortar shelling. Subsequently, four shells impacted and exploded within 20 seconds about 200 m from the team’s position. The SMM monitoring team stopped at another location about 1 km away from the market. About 10 minutes later another mortar shell exploded about 100 m from the SMM’s position. The SMM team immediately left the area,’ it noted.
The city authorities said on Sunday the situation in Donetsk remained critical as of 19 p.m.
