Russia warned against a further escalation of the situation in war-torn eastern Ukraine as the government in Kyiv and separatists traded blame for the killing of a rebel commander.
Mikhail Tolstykh, a Donetsk rebel commander known as “Givi,” was killed on Feb. 8 morning at his headquarters with a portable flamethrower, separatist-controlled news website DAN reported. Tolstykh has made many enemies among his own ranks with his ruthlessness, Ukrainian army spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said via video link from Kyiv.
