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News24.com | Deadly clashes rage in eastern Ukraine
Fighting is raging in eastern Ukraine as pro-Russian separatists use artillery fire to try to dislodge government forces. …read more Source:...
13 Ukrainian soldiers killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
KIEV: Russian-backed separatists kept up their assault on Sunday on a railway hub in eastern Ukraine, the fiercest battle in fighting that the government said has killed 13 of its troops and wounded 20 others over the last day. The separatists attacked several villages around the town of Debaltseve, a rail link between the two rebel strongholds...
Civilians dodge artillery fleeing Ukraine war epicentre
LKIEV: Civilians fleeing the besieged east Ukrainian town of Debaltseve came under withering artillery fire from pro-Russian separatists on Sunday, with security forces vowing to fight to the end to defend the key transport hub. A punishing barrage of shells fell around a three-vehicle convoy entering the town, which the rebels claim to have...
13 killed in fight with Russia-backed rebels
KIEV: Russian-backed separatists kept up their assault on railway hub in eastern Ukraine, fighting that authorities said has killed 13 government troops and wounded 20 others over the last day. The separatists were attacking several villages around the town of Debaltseve, a key rail link between the two rebel strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk,...
Death toll mounts in Ukraine fighting after peace talks fail
By Natalia Zinets and Aleksandar Vasovic Thirteen government soldiers and at least as many civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine’s separatist conflict after the collapse of peace talks, Kiev authorities said. Hopes of easing the situation evaporated on Saturday with Ukraine’s representative and separatist...
Death toll mounts after peace talks fail in Kyiv
Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers and at least seven civilians have been killed in fighting in the past 24 hours, Kyiv authorities said on Jan. 31, reporting widespread clashes with Russian-backed separatists a day after peace talks collapsed …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine death toll mounts after truce talks fail
13 soldiers and 6 civilians killed in fighting across the rebels’ self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic in past 24 hours …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine death toll mounts after talks collapse
At least 19 soldiers and civilians killed in clashes across eastern Ukraine as peace talks in Minsk collapse. …read more Source: AL...
Ukraine death toll mounts after talks collapse
At least 19 soldiers and civilians were killed in clashes across eastern Ukraine as fierce fighting raged between government forces and pro-Russian rebels following the collapse of ceasefire talks. Ukraine’s military said on Sunday that 13 soldiers had died and 20 were wounded over the past 24 hours, pushing the military death toll over the...
13 Soldiers Killed in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian officials say 13 soldiers have been killed in… …read more Source:...
