Tensions were ratcheted up again ahead of a major international meeting over eastern Ukraine, as fierce fighting continued and columns of heavy weapons appeared in separatist-held areas.
Pro-Kyiv forces appeared determined to build on gains on the ground during a major offensive against separatist forces in recent weeks.
Ukrainian military officials also said government forces seized a police station on August 17 in the rebel-held city of Luhansk, where a pro-Russian mob occupied that and other government buildings in early April.
Luhansk, located on the border with Russia, has been under the control of pro-Russian separatists since then.
The city is now encircled by …read more
