Ukraine's military says several people have died in new clashes between government troops and pro-Russian separatists in the country's war torn east despite a holiday truce. The violence comes amid Western concerns over political infighting and reports that a Russian teenager who opposed the war committed suicide after abuse.
Vatican Radio: Fresh clashes in Ukraine prompt Western concerns
A Ukrainian soldier walks in the trenches in a military redoubt near Novoaidar in Luhansk Oblast on Dec. 9.
