Firefighters tackle blaze in Russian-controlled Ukrainian city during alleged shelling

Russian officials in the Moscow-controlled city of Donetsk have accused Ukraine of shelling a university building, Reuters reports. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The fire from the alleged shelling that engulfed a university building’s wooden roof in Donetsk on Saturday has been contained, according to Russian-state news. There were no people inside during the attack. Alexei Kostrubitsky, the Russia-installed emergency minister, alleged Ukraine had used cluster munitions but those claims could not be independently verified. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine on the alleged shelling. Russia launched a multi-wave overnight attack on Ukraine, using 70 air assault weapons, including cruise and hypersonic missiles and Iranian-made drones, Kyiv’s air force said. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Donetsk #Ukraine #Russia #Military #News