Ukrainian troops have struck the city of Donetsk using multiple rocket launchers, local officials told TASS news agency on early Friday morning.  The statement came after at least five explosions were reported in the capital of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

The Group of Seven nations have agreed not to impose an almost complete embargo on exports to Russia, choosing instead to expand existing restrictions on key goods, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

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