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Fighting Rages In Ukraine As Cease-Fire Deadline Approaches


SVITLODARSK, Ukraine (AP) — Heavy artillery fire roared Saturday in eastern Ukraine as fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists continued hours before a cease-fire was to take effect in the conflict that has killed more than 5,300 people.Associated Press reporters saw the artillery barrage near the town of Svitlodarsk as well as considerable movement of Ukrainian forces’ armored vehicles and rocket launchers along the road.Svitlodarsk is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Debaltseve, a strategically important railroad junction city where Ukrainian forces have been under siege by rebels. Eduard Basurin, a rebel spokesman, was quoted by the RIA …read more

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