Tensions Rise, Ukraine Reports 2 Soldiers Killed in Separatist Shooting

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Tensions Rise, Ukraine Reports 2 Soldiers Killed in Separatist Shooting


Ukraine's military said two soldiers were killed and four wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, where a flare-up of violence this week has fueled fears it could trigger a Russian attack.

The Ukrainian military said on its Facebook page it had recorded 70 ceasefire violations by separatists since the start of the day compared to 66 cases over the previous 24 hours.

The separatists opened fire on more than 30 settlements along the front line using heavy artillery, which has been banned by the agreement aimed at cooling the long-running conflict, the military said.


A group of lawmakers and foreign media visiting the conflict zone came under fire and had to be evacuated to a shelter, spokesman for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party said in a separate statement on Saturday.

Separatist officials accused Ukraine on social media site Telegram of shelling separatist-held areas and said they should respond.

Incidents of shooting across the line separating government troops and separatists have sharply increased this week, in what the Ukrainian government has called a provocation.


They vehemently denied suggestions from Russia that Kyiv could launch an attack in eastern Ukraine.


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