Ukraine reported more deaths among its troops and separatists on Sept. 12 despite a ceasefire, but President Petro Poroshenko defended his peace plan, saying a military solution was no option and Western support could have been at risk.
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Reuters: More Ukrainian soldiers killed, Poroshenko defends peace plan
A Ukrainian serviceman surveys on September 19, 2014 following the recent bombing of a Ukrainian camp near the village of Dmytryivka in the regionof Lugansk region.
