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A tank battle between Ukrainian government forces and militants is under way in the village of Shyrokyne, Volnovakha district of Donetsk region, which was freed by Ukrainian forces on Feb.10.

“A battle between Azov battalion and terrorists is currently under way in Shyrokyne. The latter are using a Russian tank,” the Ukrainian special battalion Azov incorporated with the National Guard reported on its VKontakte account.