: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine Rebel Leader Vows to Launch New Push for Territory


A pro-Russian separatist leader in Ukraine said he will not push for new peace talks with the Ukrainian government, vowing instead to gain control of more territory in the east.

Russian news agencies quoted rebel chief Alexander Zakharchenko, based in the eastern city of Donetsk, saying Friday that his forces are launching a new offensive to expand their territory.

On Thursday in Donetsk, at least 13 people were killed when a trolley bus was hit in an apparent mortar attack, sparking accusations of blame from both sides.

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk published a statement on the government’s web site blaming what he …read more

Source: Voice of America

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