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Voice of America: European countries alarmed over fighting in Ukraine

Published Aug. 24, 2016 at 2:26 pm

A Ukrainian paratrooper fires a heavy machine gun during a battle with pro-Russian separatists in the industrial area of the front line town of Avdiivka, a current hotspot in Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine, on June 24, 2016.

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Countries instrumental to the Minsk accords have raised the alarm about a recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in a telephone call on August 23 and condemned the recent uptick in fighting in the Donbas region, the Kremlin said in a statement.