KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatists in east Ukraine said 15 people in territory under their control were killed Wednesday during battles around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk that is threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war.
Two other deaths were reported in a government-controlled area.
Russian news agencies cited rebel armed forces chief Vladimir Kononov as saying the dead included fighters and civilians. The figure could not immediately be verified.
The Ukrainian government and rebels have accused one another of sparking the latest round of unrest, which marks some of the worst violence since a cease-fire deal was reached in February.
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Source: The Huffington Post
