Fighting kills 6 Ukraine soldiers in fresh spike in violence

Clashes with Russian-backed rebels left six Ukrainian soldiers dead Thursday in the bloodiest surge in fighting along the volatile frontline in recent months.


The violence flared several days after a top rebel leader announced a plan to form a new "state" that Kiev warned could put a long-stalled peace plan further in jeopardy.

Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said rebel shelling killed six servicemen and wounded two more around the insurgents' de-facto capital Donetsk over the previous 24 hours.
 [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
20/7/17
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