Shelling damages stores in Donetsk as Russian leader blames Ukraine

Several shells hit downtown Donetsk on Friday (December 2, 2022), damaging shops, Reuters was told by witnesses.

A supermarket and a chemist's store had windows broken but no casualties were reported.

There was no immediate information on who launched the shells but the Russia-installed leader of Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, arrived on the scene and appeared to blame Ukrainian forces for the attack.

Fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine, with the town of Bakhmut - 85 kilometres (52 miles) north of Donetsk - remaining the main target of Moscow's artillery attacks, while Russian forces in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions remain on the defensive, Ukraine's General Staff said.

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[et]

Mr. Putin is very frustrated and confused simultaneously without a doubt right now.

[x]

I'm tempted to believe it, if it had been a Russian attack, they would not have stopped at damaging the store front, they would have leveled the building to ensure a maximum of civilian casualties.

[stevejones]

It was a Army Base, Welcome to the Party

[jaymac]

Meanwhile whole towns are being flattened in Ukraine by Russian "liberation" missiles. Wtf do they expect to happen? 😤

[eastafrica]

Looks more like the orcs looted the store.

[_Green]

Russian collaborators in Donetsk need to be leaving for RuZZia.
Word has it Donetsk City will be liberated before spring time.

[basileusbasileus]

Wow, the Sun is reporting about Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk civilians. That has been going on for only 8 years. Great journalism!

[henrytshabalala]

Same payment for shelling Ukrainians civilians.What the Russians do to othres can be done on them too with their unarmed civilians thy turn to forget .

[janethompson]

Glory, Victory, and Peace to Ukraine 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

[paddington]

falsus in uno falsus in omnibus. russians lost day 1

[kimels_siechannel]

donets is on tbe edge now.. the smoke of himars is aproaching.🤯💥🤯💥🤯

[American-In-Mykolaiv]

Gee, all this time I thought Russia was winning this war with their invincible army - how does it feel to get some of your own medicine?

[csg-cutesmilegooner]

The wind should be allowed to blow in a different direction notjust west wards but east wards too

[GeeJay]

Who did this ? We need Ryan McBeth here !

[dzokavaac]

Donetsk is bombed every day from all kinds of weapons. Praying for russian donbass to prevail. They deserve peace. God bless strong slavs!

[Wolfmandell]

There would be no problem if the RUSSIANS would get out of the UKRAINE for good, and mind their own business!..Enough Already!!!!

[Teetea]

Well who is occupying Donetsk!? I'm sure its russia, so it would be ukraine doing the shelling!

[asdasdg]

Russia is shelling itself, the joker said this.

[asanitationstompout]

For today's bodycount, 90.6k Russian KIAs in Ukraine

[elliotjoseph]

I'm surprised Steven Seagal didn't come out to look at the rocket to see if it was a US Himars.