Deadly Gun
Battle in
Eastern Ukraine Overshadows Victory Day
DONETSK,
Ukraine — Celebrations to mark
Victory Day in
Ukraine were eclipsed on Friday by reports that Ukrainian security forces had violently clashed with pro-Russian separatists in the southeastern port city of Mariupol, reportedly killing more than 20 people and wounding dozens more.
Ukraine’s acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said “
about 20” pro-Russian fighters were killed and four captured during a fierce gun
Battle that erupted outside the city’s police station around 10:30 a.m. local time. On the Ukrainian side, “our losses were one killed, five wounded,” he added
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