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Ukraine hits Donetsk with ballistic missiles - Russian TV alleges

MOSCOW, Oct 20 (KUNA) -- Russian TV Monday accused Ukraine's troops of striking Donetsk in eastern Ukraine with ballistic missiles, but Ukraine's news agency quashed such reports.
The bombardment destroyed a host of houses and facilities in the city, Russian TV reported, citing sources there, without giving more details, yet Ukraine's news agency said that at least six people were injured due to military operation in Donetsk.
Meanwhile, Sergei Nikitin, an Amnesty International's representative in Ukraine, accused, in a statement to Russian TV, the fighting parties in East Ukraine of committing huge violations of human rights.
He said mass graves have been found in outskirts in Donetsk that included nine bodies, four of them civilians.
It was reported that separatists in eastern Ukraine charged pro-Kiev forces with committing genocide against civilians there. (end) as.hm