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Watch: Ukrainian girl escapes death as Donetsk stadium debris crashes down | Watch: Ukrainian girl escapes death as Donetsk stadium debris crashes down |
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The video above is of CCTV footage taken on Monday outside the Donbass Arena in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which, despite attempts to broker a ceasefire, continues to be the site of clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists. | |
We see a young child, identified in reports as a girl, stroll over to the stadium, which is usually the home of top Ukrainian club soccer side Shakhtar Donetsk. Then an explosion is heard and a side of the structure comes tumbling down, debris crashing just inches from the girl. Luckily, she seems to escape unharmed. | We see a young child, identified in reports as a girl, stroll over to the stadium, which is usually the home of top Ukrainian club soccer side Shakhtar Donetsk. Then an explosion is heard and a side of the structure comes tumbling down, debris crashing just inches from the girl. Luckily, she seems to escape unharmed. |
The BBC reported Monday that the shockwave from a nearby explosion shattered part of the glass facade of the stadium. It was unclear who was responsible for this particular blast, though pro-Russian separatists pointed the finger at the Ukrainian government. | The BBC reported Monday that the shockwave from a nearby explosion shattered part of the glass facade of the stadium. It was unclear who was responsible for this particular blast, though pro-Russian separatists pointed the finger at the Ukrainian government. |
On the same day, footage also emerged from a separatist press conference in Donetsk that was interrupted by a loud blast, which the separatists claim was a "Tochka-U" missile. | On the same day, footage also emerged from a separatist press conference in Donetsk that was interrupted by a loud blast, which the separatists claim was a "Tochka-U" missile. |
This week, rights groups criticized both Kiev and the pro-Russian separatists for their roles in the hostilities, as allegations of a range atrocities -- from grim discoveries of mass graves to evidence of use of cluster munitions -- continue to mount. | This week, rights groups criticized both Kiev and the pro-Russian separatists for their roles in the hostilities, as allegations of a range atrocities -- from grim discoveries of mass graves to evidence of use of cluster munitions -- continue to mount. |
Shakhtar, the soccer team whose orange and black colors drape the Donbass Arena, has been forced to play its games hundreds of miles away in the city of Lviv, a hotbed of Ukrainian nationalism in the country's west. The club appears to be relatively unfazed. At a Champions League match in neighboring Belarus, it crushed its opponents 7-0 on Tuesday. | Shakhtar, the soccer team whose orange and black colors drape the Donbass Arena, has been forced to play its games hundreds of miles away in the city of Lviv, a hotbed of Ukrainian nationalism in the country's west. The club appears to be relatively unfazed. At a Champions League match in neighboring Belarus, it crushed its opponents 7-0 on Tuesday. |
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