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Four civilians were killed in eastern Ukraine, local authorities said Saturday ahead of the Eurovision grand final in capital, Kyiv.

Ukrainian authorities blamed pro-Russia separatists for an artillery attack on the government-held industrial town of Avdiyivka. Shelling has continued in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire agreement signed in February 2015 in Minsk.

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