Pro-Ukraine Forces Report Gains Against Rebels

Pro-government forces reported making gains in rebel-held eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, ahead of a key summit aimed at ending the unrest. The Azov Battalion, a pro-Kyiv volunteer paramilitary group, said via Facebook it captured several villages during an offensive toward the border town of Novoazovsk. There were also reports of heavy shelling or rocket fire in a residential area in Kramatorsk, which is 50 kilometers from the front line of the fighting in Donetsk. Kyiv military...

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