AVDIYIVKA – Salvos of artillery shook eastern Ukraine on Feb. 2, the fifth day of escalated fighting between government troops and Russia-backed separatist rebels. Two Ukrainian troops were killed overnight and 10 others wounded, the government said, while rebels said one of their fighters was killed.
Shelling appeared to intensify after nightfall and both sides reported civilian deaths – two in Avdiyivka and one in Donetsk city.
