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Fuel shortages reported in rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine


KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Severe fuel shortages have hit the rebel-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine.Several residents of the rebel stronghold Donetsk told The Associated Press on Thursday that only a few gas stations remained open in what was once a city of half a million people. Prices for gasoline have skyrocketed by a third and drivers are reported to spend days queuing for gas.More than 8,000 people have been killed in a military conflict between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in the east since fighting began in April 2014.Rebel leaders sought to play down the fuel crisis, saying that the …read more

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