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Ukraine forces fire into Luhansk in east
Ukrainian army has fired artillery into residential regions of Luhansk and left power stations damaged. The attack happened on Friday night and cut off power supplies in the eastern parts of Luhansk."As a result of damage done to a high-voltage transmission line, the residents of the Zhovtnevy district were disconnected from power supplies," the press service of the Luhansk Town Hall said. "Since the water pumping stations are cut off from power supplies too, there is no tap water at the households located in the eastern districts of the city," the service said. The Ukrainian military forces also carried out two airstrikes on Wednesday on the densely-populated residential areas of the Cossack settlement of Luhansk, causing numerous casualties and major devastation. This comes after the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on Wednesday agreed on a series of measures for the resumption of a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine's mainly Russian-speaking parts in the east have been the scene of deadly clashes between pro-Russia protesters and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations in mid-April in a bid to crush the pro-Moscow protests. The government in Kiev says it is targeting armed protesters, but reports say many civilians have been caught in the fighting. The violence intensified after Donetsk and Luhansk held local referendums on May 11, in which their residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Ukraine. Posted by: Steve White 2014-07-06 |
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