Ukraine: Donetsk shopping mall engulfed in flames on Independence Day

Ukraine: Donetsk shopping mall engulfed in flames on Independence Day: The ’Galaktika’ shopping mall in the Leninsky district of Donetsk, currently under separatist control, can be seen in flames, with dark thick smoke clouds billowing across the city’s skyline. It comes as Ukraine marks their Independence Day. Ukraine is celebrating 31 years today since they broke free from Moscow’s shackles as the embattled country marks its Independence Day amid fears of a surge in attacks by Putin’s forces. Independence Day, which commemorates Ukraine’s decision to leave the Soviet Union in 1991, falls exactly six months after Russia launched its brutal invasion that Volodymyr Zelensky said today has made his country feel ’reborn’. Celebrations will be muted, with public gatherings banned in Kyiv where a sea of destroyed Kremlin tanks have been displayed to the public, and a curfew is in force in the front-line eastern city of Kharkiv. #donetsk #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia Ori