Death Toll Rising In Shelling Of Ukraine Market

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local officials say at least 18 people have been killed by shelling of a market in Russian-occupied Ukraine. The attack hit Tekstilshchik, a suburb of the city of Donetsk, on Sunday. Alexei Kulemzin, the city’s Russian-installed mayor, said that the shells had been fired by the Ukrainian military. Kyiv has not commented on the event and the claims could not be independently verified by The Associated Press. Also Sunday, fire broke out at a chemical transport terminal at Russia’s Ust-Luga port following two explosions, regional officials said. Local media reported that the port had been attacked by Ukrainian drones.