Stanytsya Luganska

Two Ukrainian civilians were killed and 11 servicemen injured today in mine blasts in separatist eastern Ukraine, which remains littered with explosive devices left behind by its 18-month revolt, officials said.

Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists.

Two Ukrainian civilians were killed and 11 servicemen injured today in mine blasts in separatist eastern Ukraine, which remains littered with explosive devices left behind by its 18-month revolt, officials said.

Masked men have toppled several statues of the Soviet leader Lenin in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, in a fresh show of anti-Russian sentiment as Kiev battles pro-Moscow separatists.