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3 Killed as Clashes Rumble On in East Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country's rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said today.
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Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Clashes Despite Weapons Pullback
One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and four injured in the country's east, where government forces and pro-Russian separatists continue to trade fire despite a ceasefire.
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More Than 6,000 Killed in 'Merciless Devastation' in Ukraine: UN
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure."
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Upsurge in Ukraine Violence Prompts New Peace Push
A massive assault by Russian-backed insurgents on a Ukrainian force hanging on to a ruined airport near the rebels' main stronghold prompted Germany on Tuesday to announce urgent new peace talks.
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Ukrainian Troops Retake Most of Donetsk Airport From Rebels
Ukrainian troops have recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks and thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Alarmed by Flareup in Ukraine Fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm on Sunday over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence.
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Bus Attack in Ukraine Kills 12
A passenger bus came under heavy fire in eastern Ukraine, killing 12 people, Ukrainian authorities said, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces.
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Ceasefire at Ukraine Airport After Deadly Clash
Ukraine's military said Monday that its forces and Russian representatives had agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk that has been the focus of fighting for months.
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Heavy Shelling in East Ukraine Increases Fears Over Ceasefire
Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government forces could crumble.
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22 Wounded in Ukraine Shelling: Official
At least 22 civilians and soldiers have been wounded in the latest shelling between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in southeastern Ukraine, officials said Friday.
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Ukraine Says Its Forces Killed 12 Rebels at Donetsk Airport
Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday.
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Ukrainian Rebels Keep Up Attacks on Government-Held Airport in Donetsk
Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of helping separatists step up pressure on government troops holding the main airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, threatening a fragile ceasefire.
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Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack Despite Ceasefire
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed late on Sunday when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near the main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday.
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Fighting Flares at Ukraine's Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the sky, AFP journalists said.
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Truce Brings No Peace for Donetsk Residents
The artillery shell landed after nightfall, blowing out all the windows of a residential building in a district near the airport in Ukraine's rebel-held city of Donetsk.
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3 Killed as Clashes Rumble On in East Ukraine
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in the country's rebel-held east as clashes rattled an official truce aimed at ending nearly a year of fighting, Kiev and separatists said today.
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Ukrainian Soldier Killed in Clashes Despite Weapons Pullback
One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and four injured in the country's east, where government forces and pro-Russian separatists continue to trade fire despite a ceasefire.
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More Than 6,000 Killed in 'Merciless Devastation' in Ukraine: UN
More than 6,000 people have been killed since violence erupted in Ukraine last April, the UN rights chief said Monday, decrying a "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure."
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Upsurge in Ukraine Violence Prompts New Peace Push
A massive assault by Russian-backed insurgents on a Ukrainian force hanging on to a ruined airport near the rebels' main stronghold prompted Germany on Tuesday to announce urgent new peace talks.
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Ukrainian Troops Retake Most of Donetsk Airport From Rebels
Ukrainian troops have recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks and thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Alarmed by Flareup in Ukraine Fighting
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced alarm on Sunday over fierce fighting around the Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence.
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Bus Attack in Ukraine Kills 12
A passenger bus came under heavy fire in eastern Ukraine, killing 12 people, Ukrainian authorities said, and fighting intensified around the international airport in the city of Donetsk as separatists tried to oust government forces.
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Ceasefire at Ukraine Airport After Deadly Clash
Ukraine's military said Monday that its forces and Russian representatives had agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk that has been the focus of fighting for months.
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Heavy Shelling in East Ukraine Increases Fears Over Ceasefire
Heavy shelling resumed around the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, increasing concerns a ceasefire between the rebels and government forces could crumble.
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22 Wounded in Ukraine Shelling: Official
At least 22 civilians and soldiers have been wounded in the latest shelling between pro-Russian separatists and government forces in southeastern Ukraine, officials said Friday.
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Ukraine Says Its Forces Killed 12 Rebels at Donetsk Airport
Pro-Russian separatists have suffered their worst casualties since a ceasefire officially began on Sept.5, losing 12 men in attacks on buildings at Donetsk airport, Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday.
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Ukrainian Rebels Keep Up Attacks on Government-Held Airport in Donetsk
Ukraine accused Russian forces on Friday of helping separatists step up pressure on government troops holding the main airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, threatening a fragile ceasefire.
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Seven Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Attack Despite Ceasefire
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed late on Sunday when a separatist shell hit their armoured personnel carrier near the main airport at Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Monday.
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Fighting Flares at Ukraine's Donetsk Airport
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels were battling around the airport near the insurgent stronghold of Donetsk on Tuesday, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the sky, AFP journalists said.
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Truce Brings No Peace for Donetsk Residents
The artillery shell landed after nightfall, blowing out all the windows of a residential building in a district near the airport in Ukraine's rebel-held city of Donetsk.
