{"id":2967,"date":"2023-04-06T23:12:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T23:15:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T23:15:31","slug":"russia-says-seven-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says seven civilians killed in Ukraine shelling attacks, news agencies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Authorities in Russian-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine said a total of seven civilians were killed on Thursday in two separate Ukrainian artillery strikes, Russian news agencies said.<\/p>\n<p>Four civilians died in Donetsk when shells hit a car park, and another six people were injured, Tass said. RIA later said three people died in blasts at a bus stop in Lysychansk, some 120 km (75 miles) to the northeast of Donetsk.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters was unable to independently verify the reports. Ukrainian defence officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Donetsk, capital of the Ukrainian province of the same name, has been controlled by Russian proxy forces since 2014, but remains close to the front line of Russia&#8217;s war with Ukraine and regularly comes under fire from Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin Liffey, David Ljunggren and Jonathan Oatis)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/aftermath-of-recent-shelling-in-donetsk\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U5-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U5-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/aftermath-of-recent-shelling-in-donetsk-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U4-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U4-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/aftermath-of-recent-shelling-in-donetsk-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350UC-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350UC-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-says-seven-civilians\/aftermath-of-recent-shelling-in-donetsk-4\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U1-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ350U1-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Authorities in Russian-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine said a total of seven civilians were killed on Thursday in two separate Ukrainian artillery strikes, Russian news agencies said. Four civilians died in Donetsk when shells hit a car park, and another six people were injured, Tass said. 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