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                      Soldier Killed in E. Ukraine Clashes

   by VOA News

   A Ukrainian soldier was killed, and eight others wounded, in attacks in
   the country's east, as fighting between government forces and
   pro-Russian separatists intensified despite a cease-fire deal.

   Sunday's shelling took place near the de facto rebel capital of
   Donetsk.

   Saturday, Ukraine reported five soldiers were killed in direct attacks
   by separatists.

   Under the cease-fire deal, both sides are to have withdrawn most
   weapons from the frontline as part of a 12-point plan.

   The rebels launched an uprising in March 2014 after Russia annexed
   Crimea, seeking to similarly break away from Kyiv after a pro-European
   Union government took power. More than 8,000 people have been killed in
   the conflict.

   Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of supporting the rebels with troops
   and weapons, a claim Moscow denies.

   Some material for this report came from AFP and Reuters.

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