Ukrainian servicemen drive armored vehicles along a road as they patrol the Donetsk region August 18, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
DONETSK Ukraine/BERLIN (Reuters) - A gun battle broke out in the centre of the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk and residents ran for cover from artillery fire on Tuesday, taking a government military offensive into the heart of the retreating pro-Moscow separatist rebellion.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart will meet next week for the first time in months to try to end their confrontation over the separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine, their offices said.
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