Fighting raged in eastern Ukraine for the second straight day on Tuesday as the army rolled out an offensive against pro-Russia separatists holding the city of Slaviansk, with dead and wounded on both sides, the Ukrainian government said.
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded on Tuesday when their armored column was ambushed by pro-Russian separatists near the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk, the defence ministry and state security service said.
Russia called on Ukraine\’s interim government on Monday to debate the country\’s future structure after separatists in two eastern regions claimed victory in referendums on self-rule.
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