{"id":42240,"date":"2015-02-13T20:44:46","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=42240"},"modified":"2015-02-13T20:44:46","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T12:44:46","slug":"ukraine-says-8-troops-killed-in-past-day-despite-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/13\/ukraine-says-8-troops-killed-in-past-day-despite-peace-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine says 8 troops killed in past day despite peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Portrait of Donetsk activist near a barricade in front of the regional administration building opposes Kiev junta on april 11, 2014 in Donetsk (Denis Kornilov \/ Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MOSCOW \u2014 Despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline, Ukraine said Friday that eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded overnight.<\/p>\n

Vladislav Seleznyov, spokesman for the Ukrainian army general staff, said in comments carried by Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Friday that much of the fighting had taken place in Debaltseve, a key transport hub that has been hotly contested in recent days.<\/p>\n

The military report was for the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

Fourteen people were injured in fighting in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. local time, according to municipal authorities.<\/p>\n

The fighting has continued despite the agreement reached by leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Thursday. The leaders agreed to implement a cease-fire, set to take effect on Sunday, at one minute after midnight.<\/p>\n

German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautiously described the agreement as “a glimmer of hope.”<\/p>\n

The cease-fire is to be monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s observer mission in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The next step, to begin on Monday, is to form a sizeable buffer zone between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels. Each side is to pull heavy weaponry back from the front line, creating a zone roughly 30-85 miles (50-140 kilometers) wide, depending on the caliber of the weapons. The withdrawals are to be completed in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Other thorny political questions, including a degree of autonomy for the disputed eastern regions, are to be settled by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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