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              Russia Says Ukrainian Shell Crosses Border, Kills 1

   by VOA News

   Russian media say a shell fired in Ukraine has struck a Russian border
   town, killing one person and wounding another.

   The reports say the shell landed in the town of Donetsk Sunday.  The
   Associated Press quotes a Russian official as saying the incident would
   be met with "an appropriate response," but gave no further explanation.

   On Saturday, the European Union said it is placing sanctions on 11
   leaders of the pro-Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine, including
   separatist leader Alexander Borodai.

   The rebels have declared independence for the region and have been
   fighting Ukrainian government troops.  Borodai is a Russian citizen who
   has declared himself the prime minister of the Donetsk region in the
   east of Ukraine.

   The EU had already imposed sanctions on many other people and
   businesses involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

   On Friday, Amnesty International said it has graphic evidence that
   pro-Russian separatists have carried out what it calls "stomach-turning
   beatings and torture" in eastern Ukraine.  The Amnesty report also says
   there is evidence of a smaller number of abuses by Ukrainian forces.

   Fighting has surged in the east since a Ukrainian government cease-fire
   expired at the end of June.  Since then, Ukrainian forces have driven
   the rebels out of several cities, including Slovyansk, which was their
   main stronghold.
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