Interfax: Gunfire again audible in Donetsk, shells damage gas mains, disrupt power supply – city government

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KYIV. Oct 21 (Interfax) – The fighting subsided in Donetsk overnight but heavy gunfire was again reported from the Kirovsky and Kyivsky districts on Tuesday morning, says a report posted on the City Council website. The Kyivsky district was shelled from 5 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. local time on Monday. A residential building was damaged and a fire started in […]

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Ukraine’s Campaign Against Pro-Russia Forces Angers Residents in East

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(Voice of America – Jamie Dettmer – May 5, 2014) There was heavy fighting Monday on the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, as government security forces resumed operations aimed at wresting control of the town from pro-Russian militants. But the government lost another helicopter, and it isn’t winning the battle for hearts and minds. The Ukrainian government […]

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