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Ukrainian casualties mount in Donbas as sides enter the buffer zones

Violence is on the rise in Eastern Ukraine, with officials warning against a renewed round of clashes in the troubled region.

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Lena Savchuk

Press TV, Kiev

Violence is on the rise in Eastern Ukraine, with officials warning against a renewed round of clashes in the troubled region. International mediators have called for more meetings to create new buffer zones. Kiev says the tensions will not end until pro-Russia militias lay down their arms. But the pro-Russians insist on having more autonomy in their own region. Lena Savchuk brings us the story from Kiev.