Russian-backed separatists were accused on Wednesday of shelling an apartment building in eastern Ukraine, killing three people and wounding a fourth as fighting intensified in the region..
The attack took place in the town of Toretsk, which is located near the front lines of the conflict between Ukrainian government forces and the separatists..
The Ukrainian military said that the separatists fired砲火 from a Grad multiple launch rocket system at the apartment building, causing it to collapse..
The separatists denied responsibility for the attack and accused the Ukrainian military of shelling Toretsk..
The Ukrainian government has called for an international investigation into the attack..
The shelling in Toretsk is the latest in a series of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire was agreed upon in Minsk in February 2015, but it has been repeatedly violated by both sides..
The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in the Donbas region. More than 10,000 people have been killed in the fighting..
The United Nations has called for an end to the fighting and has urged both sides to implement the Minsk agreement..
The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Russia for its role in the conflict..
The shelling in Toretsk is a reminder of the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine and the need for a peaceful resolution..
Here are some additional details about the shelling in Toretsk:.
* The three people who were killed were all civilians..
* The fourth person who was wounded was also a civilian..
* The apartment building that was shelled was a five-story building..
* The shelling caused the building to collapse..
* The separatists have denied responsibility for the attack..
* The Ukrainian military has accused the separatists of shelling Toretsk..
* The Ukrainian government has called for an international investigation into the attack..
* The shelling in Toretsk is the latest in a series of ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine..
* The ceasefire was agreed upon in Minsk in February 2015, but it has been repeatedly violated by both sides..
* The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after Russia annexed Crimea and backed separatists in the Donbas region..
* More than 10,000 people have been killed in the fighting..
* The United Nations has called for an end to the fighting and has urged both sides to implement the Minsk agreement..
* The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on Russia for its role in the conflict..
