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| Ukraine crisis: Many soldiers die in Donetsk attack | |
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| Ukraine's government has confirmed a deadly attack on troops in the eastern region of Donetsk, with reports saying at least 11 soldiers died. | |
| Heavily armed "terrorists" attacked a checkpoint in the Volnovakha area, killing or wounding a number of soldiers, the defence ministry said. | Heavily armed "terrorists" attacked a checkpoint in the Volnovakha area, killing or wounding a number of soldiers, the defence ministry said. |
| Associated Press journalists counted 11 bodies at the scene while a Russian website said 15 soldiers had died. | |
| Separatists have been skirmishing with security forces in Donetsk for weeks. | Separatists have been skirmishing with security forces in Donetsk for weeks. |
| Both the defence ministry and Ukrainian military journalist Dmytro Tymchu blamed the attack on "terrorists" - the term commonly used by Ukrainian officials for armed pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and the neighbouring Luhansk region. | Both the defence ministry and Ukrainian military journalist Dmytro Tymchu blamed the attack on "terrorists" - the term commonly used by Ukrainian officials for armed pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and the neighbouring Luhansk region. |
| The Russian source, pro-Kremlin news website Lifenews, quoted an unnamed police source as saying 15 had been killed and 35 wounded. | |
| Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president but voting in Donetsk and Luhansk has been seriously disrupted by the insurgency there. | Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president but voting in Donetsk and Luhansk has been seriously disrupted by the insurgency there. |
| The election was called after the last elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, was deposed in February amid mass protests against his pro-Russian policies. | The election was called after the last elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, was deposed in February amid mass protests against his pro-Russian policies. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops near Ukraine's border to withdraw to their bases earlier this week. | |
| Correspondents said removing the troops - estimated to number 40,000 - could help de-escalate the Ukraine crisis. |