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Miners Killed in Explosion Buried in Eastern Ukraine

Relatives buried some of the 33 miners killed in an explosion on Wednesday.
Image: Relatives pay their last respects at the coffin of a miner
Relatives of a miner who died in the Zasyadko mining disaster two days ago pay their last respects around his coffin prior to his funeral at a cemetery in Donetsk March 6, 2015. 33 miners perished in a blast in the notoriously dangerous mine of Zasyadko just a few kilometres from the frontline, where Kiev is reporting an increase in attacks by pro-Russian separatists. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALLJOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty ImagesJOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP - Getty Images