Servicemen of Ukrainian volunteers battalion ‘Azov’ train at a base in Mariupol, Ukraine, on February 9, 2015. (EPA/Ivan Boberskyy)
Donetsk, AP—Government forces on Tuesday reported a counter-offensive in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, while the rebels said they were successful in surrounding Ukrainian troops at a strategic railway junction.
The intense fighting, which the UN says has killed more than 5,300 people since April, comes ahead of a crucial summit of Western leaders on Wednesday as well as peace talks later Tuesday.
The volunteer Azov battalion said on social media on Tuesday that it captured several villages northeast of the strategic port of Mariupol, pushing …read more
Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
