KIEV – Ukraine’s military said Thursday that two civilians were killed in the latest clashes in east Ukraine, as international monitors observing the fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels reported being fired upon.A patrol of three monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) were shot at by a rocket-propelled grenade and an anti-aircraft gun as they were escorted by the Ukrainian military in the conflict zone Wednesday, the OSCE said in a statement.The RPG hit some 150 metres from the monitors’ vehicle as it passed between two Ukrainian checkpoints close to the town of Shumy, …read more
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