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Ukraine Says Army Base Attacked By Russian-Led Group
Ukraine Says Army Base Attacked By Russian-Led Group
ReutersApr 24, 2014, 15:00 IST
REUTERS/Marko DjuricaUkrainian soldiers sit on an airborne combat vehicle near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday after securing control over an airfield from pro-Russian separatist militiamen, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to warn of the risk of civil war.
KIEV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian government said troops repelled an overnight raid on a base at Artemivsk, between Donetsk and Slaviansk, in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
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A soldier was wounded in the attack by about 70 people who Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Facebook were led by Russian soldiers. Casualty details for the attackers were not clear, he said.
Avakov also said pro-Russian protesters had left the town hall in Mariupol, an industrial city on the Black Seacoast, and the mayor was back in his office - meeting the agreements made with Russia at a Geneva meeting a week ago.
(Reporting by Natalia Zinets and Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Louise Ireland)
