RT News - August 14, 2014 (17:00 MSK)

Ukraine's army pounds the centre of the anti-Kiev stronghold Donetsk for the very first time - at least 70 people have been killed in the city in the last 3 days; Russia shouldn't wall itself in or break ties with its partners - that statement from President Putin as he adresses the Lower House of Parliament in the resort city of Yalta; Militarised police forces in Missouri unleash their heaviest crackdown on protesters yet, during a fourth night of unrest over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen by a cop; Journalists also got caught up in the violence - two reporters allege they were manhadled during arrest, while a news crew reports being shot at by police.