A frontline town in war-scarred eastern Ukraine will dump its Soviet-era name and adopt that of a local river, a decision aimed at cutting Kyiv's ties to its communist past.
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Agence France-Presse: In apparent first, Ukraine axes Soviet name of eastern town
Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of an armoured personnel carrier as they rest on the way to their military base near Artemivsk in Donetsk Oblast on Aug. 13.
