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forces

, buoyed by the seizure of several cities in

in recent weeks in the

, continue to advance into western

, hitting the city of

with "massive" shelling, the mayor of the Ukraine has said. city.

Rockets rained down on the market and adjacent streets as firefighters raced to put out fires in the city of 100,000 before the

.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the

region , which includes

, accused

of "intentionally targeting the

at sites where civilians are concentrated".

"This is terrorism pure and simple," he declared on Telegram.

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06.10.

Fierce bombing in eastern Ukraine: "This is pure terrorism"

Fighting has raged in and around

's eastern

region , where Russian forces seek to entrench a series of gains.

forces

, buoyed by the seizure of several cities in

in recent weeks, continued to push west, hitting the city of

with "massive" shelling, according to the city's mayor.

At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in Russian attacks on the central market, after several days of shelling in the town.

AFP journalists on the ground watched as rockets rained down on the market and surrounding streets as firefighters raced to put out fires in the prewar city of

.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the

region , which includes

, accused

of "intentionally targeting sites where civilians are concentrated".

"This is terrorism pure and simple," he declared on Telegram.

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