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The truce
brokered by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France
has stemmed large-scale fighting but skirmishes claim lives
almost daily on both sides, and international monitors have
warned of the threat of a bigger flare-up.
The situation is particularly tense around the airport near
rebel-controlled Donetsk city, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko
said.
"The enemy threw tanks, armored personnel carriers and heavy
artillery into battle. We emphasize that rebels are also firing
at residential areas," he said in a briefing.
The casualties were a result of shelling by pro-Russian
separatists as well as encounters with mines, he said.
Meanwhile separatist officials accused Ukrainian forces of
firing at the village of Oktyabrsky near Donetsk, wounding two
civilians, and shelling three districts of the city over the
past day, rebel press service DAN reported.
On Thursday, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe said that despite assertions to the contrary, neither
side has completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons as agreed in
the ceasefire deal.
(Reporting by Alessandra Prentice and Pavel Polityuk; Editing by
Raissa Kasolowsky)
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