Ukraine War - Donbass Arena has again been heavily damaged by shelling

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Girl almost crushed by debris from above photo during attack at Donbass,Ukraine



Shakhtar Donetsk’s Donbass Arena suffered blast damage from shelling despite a ceasefire agreed between the Ukraine government and Russian-backed separatists.Photographs posted on Twitter showed damage to the glass facade of the stadium in eastern Ukraine’s separatist stronghold.A part of the facade glass crashed, a large area of it with critical damage. The inner facilities also were hit.


A statement on Shakhtar's official website read: "Donbass Arena was seriously damaged in the course of the ongoing, continuous shelling of Donetsk.

"The western part of the stadium, facing Chelyuskintsiv Street, took the brunt of the attack. As a result, metal structures of the building were deformed and destroyed, window panes broken, communications damaged.

"The fact that the attack at the Donbass Arena, as, indeed, at the entire city, was made during the so-called truce, gives the incident a particularly cynical colouring.

"In connection with the incident, as well as the fact that the tension in the region does not ease off, being increasingly built up daily instead, FC Shakhtar voices the strong protest to all parties to the conflict. Destroying cities and towns and killing civilians is a terrible crime, for which all those responsible will be inevitably punished.

"FC Shakhtar calls upon everyone to observe a truce in reality. We require all parties to the confrontation to abandon escalating it and begin peace talks. Stop destroying our city! People and history will not forgive you."


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