DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Crackling forth over radio, the voice ordered tanks to take position in a residential area in Donetsk, the stronghold of separatist rebels in east Ukraine.
The rebel armored vehicles trundled to their destination accompanied by a reinforced minivan carrying infantrymen to provide cover.
Artillery duels like this one have been a dominant feature of Ukraine’s conflict, which the United Nations estimates has claimed at least 6,454 lives among both combatants and civilians.
After months of relative tranquility ushered in by an internationally brokered armistice in February, civilian deaths are again becoming commonplace amid the stepped-up heavy weapons fighting.
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
