Ukraine Presses Assault on Rebels With Warning of ‘War’
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Ukrainian forces pressed an assault on separatists today as the head of the country’s anti-terror agency said the easternmost regions are “essentially” at war, even as captured international monitors were released.
The Ukrainian government’s operation in the Donetsk region left five dead and 12 wounded, said Vasyl Krutov, the anti-terrorist center’s chief. Government forces secured Slovyansk as operations in Kramatorsk continued, he said. Another 42 people were killed and 125 injured in a building fire and street battle in Odessa that began last night, when pro-Russians attacked marching football fans and a pro-Ukrainian rally.