Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists fought their most serious battles since the ceasefire signed in February with the fighting centred near Donetsk.

Ukraine's military said the Moscow-backed rebels had tried to advance using tanks and around 1,000 fighters.

The separatists denied their forces had launched the assault on the Kyiv-controlled town of Maryinka. They accused government troops of firing artillery at rebel territory, killing 15 people.

Earlier, an elderly were reportedly th…
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