Saturday, November 1, 2014

Six Ukraine soldiers die in eastern clashes with rebels - military

Reuters
KIEV/DONETSK Sat Nov 1, 2014

(Reuters) - Six Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours, a military spokesman said on Saturday, as a fragile ceasefire in the east was tested by heavy mortar fire in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk ahead of a rebel election.

More than 4,000 killed in Ukraine conflict: UN


  • Soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow serviceman who was killed in the fighting in eastern Ukraine. Reuters

  • DNA logoSaturday, 1 November 2014More than 4,000 people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine between the army and pro-Russian separatists, the UN has said as the Ukrainian president took steps to "unite" the country after elections.