Shelling hits central Donetsk ahead of Ukraine ceasefire A man and a woman were killed Saturday by shelling in the centre of the eastern Ukraine rebel stronghold Donetsk, just hours before a truce was due to start, an AFP journalist at the scene said. Mortars also fell close to the residence of pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko in the insurgent bastion. IMAGES of the aftermath of the shelling.