Upswing in fighting in Ukraine sends civilians fleeing and puts truce in doubt

Eight Ukrainian soldiers are killed in past week, and another 40 wounded in attacks by pro-Russia separatists, in most intense clashes since Minsk ceasefire

 The remains of a residential building destroyed in a shelling attack in the city of Horlivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine Photograph: Nikolai Muravyev/ITAR-TASS Photo/Corbis

Alec Luhn in Kramatorsk-Sunday 3 May 2015

Ukraine is experiencing its most serious increase in fighting in three months, sending more civilians fleeing and raising fresh doubts about the viability of a shaky February truce.

Another Ukrainian soldier was killed this weekend bringing the death toll in the past week to eight, with another 40 wounded in attacks in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russia separatists, the most intense clashes since the ceasefire agreed in Minsk.

Upswing in Fighting in Ukraine Sends Civilians Fleeing and Puts Truce in Doubt by Thavam Ratna