DONETSK, Ukraine (AFP) – Five civilians and five soldiers were killed in fighting in east Ukraine, government and rebel officials said Saturday, with Kiev accusing pro-Russian separatists of massing forces for fresh offensives.Rebels are accumulating forces for further offensive operations on Debaltseve and Mariupol, Ukrainian defence official Volodymyr Polyovyi told journalists.The separatists were sending fresh tanks, armoured personnel carriers as well as multiple launch rocket systems to the Debaltseve region and Granitne, around 35 kilometres (20 miles) northeast of Mariupol, Polyovyi said.Debaltseve — mid-way between rebel centres Donetsk and Lugansk — has been the focus of fierce fighting for over …read more
Source: Dunya TV
