UPI: Nine government soldiers killed in three incidents in east Ukraine
The killings come amid a fragile ceasefire organized in February by leaders from Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia.
MARIUPOL, Ukraine, April 5 (UPI) -- Nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed in three separate incidents over the weekend in the country's east, the latest breach of a fragile ceasefire organized by international powers earlier this year.
Two soldiers were killed in the government-controlled port city of Mariupol when their vehicle struck a mine, and four others died in Schastye, near the rebel bastion of Luhansk close to the Russian border.
Ukraine's interior ministry released a statement saying the four were killed by an anti-tank rocket fired by a pro-Russian separatists as their vehicle crossed a bridge.
On Saturday three other government soldiers were killed in a mine blast near the rebel stronghold of Donetsk.
Ukraine War News Updates -- April 5, 2015
Separatist shelling leaves several dead in eastern Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war marks year -- AFP
Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist attacks on anniversary of conflict -- The Guardian
Pro-Russian Rebels Kill 6 Troops in E. Ukraine -- VOA/Reuters
Ukrainian Truce Challenged as Car Blasts Kill Government Troops -- Bloomberg
Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In East Ukraine -- Radio Free Europe
Six Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Artillery And Land Mine Blasts Sunday -- IBTimes
Ukraine crisis: Six government soldiers killed in east -- BBC\
Ukraine's Poroshenko inspects new weapons as country looks to boost defence -- Ukraine Today
Washington sending new batch of instructors to Ukraine - Kiev -- RT
Ukraine: The Battle for Mariupol Heats Up -- Newsweek
Preparing for Trench Warfare in Ukraine -- Askold Krushelnycky, The Intercept
Ukraine and rebels discuss broadening weapons withdrawal: aide -- Reuters
Russian military forces shift from fighting alongside Ukraine rebels to training them -- FOX News/AP
Why a Russian Decided to Fight for Ukraine -- Nolan Peterson, Daily Signal
Russian soldiers have given up pretending they are not fighting in Ukraine -- Business Insider/VICE News
Disabled Ukraine fighters hanker for return to front -- AFP
Ukraine War Forces A Nation To Talk About A Taboo: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder -- IBTimes
Commitment to peace in Ukraine as ICRC distributes aid in the east -- Euronews
First Session of Ukraine’s Constitutional Commission to Take Place Monday -- Sputnik
Ukrainian Economy Suffers 15% Drop in GDP in First 100 Days of 2015 -- Sputnik
Ukraine Seeks $15.3 Billion From Restructuring of Pre-2014 Debt -- Bloomberg
Ukraine has reached a financial breaking point -- Business Insider
Ukraine football team Shakhtar Donetsk driven out by war -- BBC
Local Volunteer Groups Lead Effort To Help Ukraine's Displaced Citizens -- NPR
6 April marks one year since start of eastern Ukraine conflict -- USA Today
A year of armed conflict in east Ukraine - Timeline -- RTE
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