Fighting raged Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk despite a request from the pro-Russian rebels there for a cease-fire to prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe."
Fighting Rages in Donetsk, Ukraine
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![A prisoner inspects damage in a high-security facility after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F5C0363D-FAB6-4917-A200-153E424F7B0A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A prisoner inspects damage in a high-security facility after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2014.
![A prisoner tramples smoldering grass in a high-security facility after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AF7FC563-2B1C-4881-9A23-C3821D085F3B_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A prisoner tramples smoldering grass in a high-security facility after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 11, 2014.
![Ukrainian fire fighters put out the fire at the destroyed buses after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 10, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/402BE3A6-6C66-465C-8409-04AEB05BE6DB_cx0_cy2_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian fire fighters put out the fire at the destroyed buses after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 10, 2014.
![A man runs out of the destroyed building after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 10, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9959F56D-6E35-4B63-B29A-9491FE9467DB_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A man runs out of the destroyed building after shelling in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 10, 2014.