Fresh Fighting Rocks Ukraine’s Shyrokyne

Sunday, August 21 , 2016 - 14:22 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Once a tourist resort, the village of Shyrokyne near the southeastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol has been the scene of fresh clashes between Ukrainian government forces and Russia-backed separatists. On the night of August 19-20, an exchange of fire from machine guns and mortars lasted for more than three hours. The footage comes as both sides in the ongoing conflict accuse each other of violating a cease-fire agreement. According to the UN, more than 9,500 people have been killed since fighting began in April 2014. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) …read more

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