Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours - Ukraine military


  • World
  • Sunday, 21 Jun 2015

KIEV (Reuters) - Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours in separatist eastern territories, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, describing an increase in fighting near the strategic port city of Mariupol.

Both sides accuse the other of regularly violating a ceasefire deal signed in Minsk, Belarus, in February, but an apparent escalation in violence over the past few weeks has prompted international monitors to warn of the threat of a bigger flare-up.

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