Story highlights 12 people killed in shelling, says official with pro-separatist City Council CNN team sees seven bodies; some die near a food aid handout spot
CNN could not confirm 12 deaths, but its team in Donetsk saw seven bodies after a series of shell blasts near the center of the city.
Five bodies, concealed under sheets, could be seen at a spot by the Hotel Europe, where a local billionaire has organized food aid handouts by his staff. One man had died at the wheel of his car. A shell apparently hit near where dozens of people were waiting in line for much needed supplies.
Elsewhere, two more bodies could be seen where a trolley bus was hit.
Until now the fighting has largely been concentrated on the outskirts of the city, near the airport.
But Friday, the blasts moved significantly closer to the city center, where there are no obvious military targets.
It's not clear who is responsible for the shelling. In previous instances, each side has blamed the other.
What is clear is the mounting civilian death toll, with the ordinary residents of Donetsk being caught up in the fighting.
Last Saturday, at least 30 civilians were killed in shelling in the southeastern city of Mariupol, while eight people died when a transit stop in Donetsk was shelled two days earlier.
There has been fierce fighting around the town of Debaltseve, northeast of Donetsk, where separatist forces have almost surrounded Ukrainian troops.
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