SMILE, Ukraine - More than 100 besieged Ukrainian soldiers, surrounded for nearly a fortnight at their checkpoint near Lugansk, were allowed to retreat after an agreement with pro-Russian insurgents, a rebel leader said on Oct. 28.
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Agence France-Presse: Rebels let besieged Ukraine troops retreat from checkpoint
Ukrainian soldiers from 32nd checkpoint near the village of Smile in Luhansk Oblast deliver the dead bodies of their comrades killed in action to a Ukrainian position based on agreements with Kremlin-backed separatists on Oct. 27.
