"7 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Eastern Ukraine" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 May 2016 9:20 p.m. PST |
"Ukraine said on Tuesday seven of its servicemen had been killed in the past 24 hours as a result of increased attacks by pro-Russian rebels, the highest reported daily casualty figure since August. International efforts are under way to end a conflict that has contributed to the worst tensions between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. A ceasefire signed in February 2015 has failed to quell all fighting in Ukraine's separatist eastern territory, with each side accusing the other of violations. Oleksander Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, said militants backed by Russia had intensified attacks on government troops using heavy weapons that are meant to have been withdrawn from the frontline under the 'Minsk' peace deal negotiated by Berlin and Paris…"
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| GeoffQRF | 25 May 2016 4:36 a.m. PST |
Despite Ukrainian sources attempting to push this as an escalation in fighting, I suspect this is just isolated incidents. You missed the more significant development: link "…Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko was heading home on a plane from Russian captivity on Wednesday, part of an exchange for two Russians detained in Ukraine…" |
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bases up the rifle teams.
