The State Department on Tuesday expressed concern about a “dramatic increase in fighting” in Ukraine, after Kiev’s military reported that seven soldiers had been killed in clashes with pro-Russian rebels in just two days.
“The United States is deeply concerned with the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiivka-Yasynuvata. Since January 28, the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission has reported a dramatic increase in fighting, including with heavy artillery and other weapons proscribed by the Minsk agreements,” acting spokesman for the State Department Mark Toner said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
“The fighting has caused dozens of Ukrainian military casualties and …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
