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Four soldiers were killed in fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents today, the bloodiest clash in weeks in the war-torn country’s east.

Kyiv military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another wounded in the battle for control of the key industrial town of Avdiivka.

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