You have to feel some pity for Mashable senior correspondent Christopher Miller, whose latest report from war-torn Donetsk was bumped down today’s webpage to make room for quarterback Tom Brady and his floppy balls.
And my sad story from Donetsk is tucked between Brady and his, er, balls. RT @mashable: Mashaballs. pic.twitter.com/fcrs6wVtrT
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2015
And he’s not kidding when he says it’s a sad story coming out of Ukraine.
Donetsk doctor: “In France, 17 ppl were killed & millions came to streets. Here, 17 ppl were killed today alone and the world doesnt care.”
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) January 22, 2015
Horrific scenes in Donetsk as trolleybus hit, many dead. Surrounding houses windows blown out. Anger & tears, again. pic.twitter.com/58VSTkiBV1
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) January 22, 2015
DNR guys on the scene say it was an attack by a diversionary group from inside the city. pic.twitter.com/8FNOq9QkKc
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) January 22, 2015
East Ukraine: around dozen or so killed in horrific bomb attack on Donetsk trolleybus todayhttps://t.co/34eFlfbvlm pic.twitter.com/jVPPvG0sqb
— Maksym Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) January 22, 2015
AUDIO: Report from scene of #Donetsk bus bombing #Ukraine http://t.co/NokhOzJhNN pic.twitter.com/3eedoi6OEa
— BBC Outside Source (@BBCOS) January 22, 2015
Dark scene in #Donetsk's Leninsky district. As many as 13 killed in shelling at bus stop. pic.twitter.com/Q8udANDudx
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2015
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Death toll rises. 13 killed in shelling of city bus in #Donetsk, east #Ukraine http://t.co/Px3qTjYL84 via @mashable pic.twitter.com/IvzOEtrJcl
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2015
DNR releases list of names of ppl killed in today's shelling in #Donetsk. 13 people, ranging from 23 to 76 years old http://t.co/ISuXxSqdHT
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2015
Impact site of second shell next to trolley line in #Donetsk. cc @EliotHiggins pic.twitter.com/ySiv3Valg3
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 22, 2015
Very fortunately, no one seems to have been in a kindergarten classroom in the city of Debaltseve that was also shelled.
I've just been in Debaltseve. It's Ukrainian held, shelled by separatists. No doubt.
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 22, 2015
Kindergarten, #Debaltseve. Hit 15 mins before we arrived, still smoking. Artillery fire all around- too hot to stay pic.twitter.com/XlioSsh8e4
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 22, 2015
#Ukraine soldiers watch a child's mattress burn after #Debaltseve kindergarten is hit by rocket pic.twitter.com/Ki66OUJ7Tj
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 22, 2015
War in #Ukraine top story on @BBCOS. Listen to my report on this hitting kindergarten here http://t.co/w7IHCEaPUo pic.twitter.com/BeWzNDsnpC
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 22, 2015
The attacks came a day after Russia is reported to have taken what’s left of Donetsk Airport.
#Donetsk airport overrun by pro-#Russia forces, #Ukraine army volunteers say http://t.co/0pCoQB474f pic.twitter.com/THhZIPOTV5
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 22, 2015
BREAKING: #Ukraine volunteer battalions admit Kyiv has lost control of #Donestk airport, #Russia media celebrates
— Maxim Tucker (@MaxRTucker) January 21, 2015
Next to impossible to confirm in middle of night in #Donetsk, but if reports true, losing airport would be crushing blow to Ukrainian morale
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) January 21, 2015
No more debate then. Ukrainians beginning to admit Donetsk airport has finally fallen.
— Roland Oliphant (@RolandOliphant) January 21, 2015
By the time there was no #Donetsk airport, Russians were able to finally get what was left of it. So much for the "mighty" army
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) January 22, 2015
Ukraine lost a symbol of resistance. Russia conquered a pile of rubble #DonetskAirport
— Jakub Parusinski (@j_parus) January 21, 2015
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