Airstrike demolishes apartment block in east of country killing at least 11 civilians

(15 Jul 2014) Eleven civilians were killed on Tuesday after an airstrike demolished an apartment block in eastern Ukraine, according to regional officials. The attack in the rebel-held town of Snizhne, in the Donetsk region, adds to the steadily growing number of civilians killed over four months in a dogged pro-Russia insurgency. The devastation bore signs of a strike by several missiles and left only a mountain of smoking debris. The four-story apartment block appeared to have been hit in two separate spots, causing the collapse of several tiers, and a nearby house was also destroyed. Government officials denied local resident claims that the strike was carried out by Ukraine's air force, but did not say whom they blame. Rebel forces are not known to have access to airpower. In the last two weeks, the government has halved the territory in eastern Ukraine held by pro-Russia separatists, who have been forced back into the cities of Luhansk and Donetsk. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...