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2 soldiers killed, 8 injured in Donetsk shelling – YouTube
Shelling in eastern Ukraine has left two soldiers dead and eight injured in 24 hours.
The Ukrainian defense ministry says the shells hit the Donetsk region, setting a building ablaze and destroying two cars. August has been the deadliest month of fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russians in eastern regions. The tensions have raised fears that the fragile ceasefire could collapse. The fighting in Ukraine’s east has claimed around 9600 lives over the past two-and-a-half years.
Political analyst Alex Christoforou believes that Ukraine shirks its commitment in fulfilling the Minsk agreement by invading Crimea. He says Germany’s Merkel has also boxed herself in against Russia by asking Moscow, as a non-party in Minsk, to stay committed to the accord.