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Fighting Resumes Near Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine

© Sputnik / Maks Vetrov / Go to the mediabankResidents of the city of Yasinovataya, hiding from the shelling in the basement of their house
Residents of the city of Yasinovataya, hiding from the shelling in the basement of their house - Sputnik International
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Fighting between pro-Kiev forces and independence supporters resumed late on Sunday in the city of Yasynuvata, a northern suburb of Donetsk.

DONETSK, August 17 (RIA Novosti) – Fighting between pro-Kiev forces and independence supporters resumed late on Sunday in the city of Yasynuvata, a northern suburb of Donetsk.

Kiev forces are shelling Yasynuvata, still controlled by militia. It's a strategically important city with a rail junction that borders Donetsk to the north.

There is communications failure in the city of Yasynuvata and partial power outage, according to local residents. A lot of buildings are damaged or burned. For example, the shelling destroyed a roof of a kindergarten.

There is no Ukrainian military in the city.

The intense fighting started in Yasynuvata on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a tweet that government troops reclaimed the city.

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