Ukraine Crisis: Fighting Rages On Despite Declared Truce -- BBC
Pro-Russian separatists have carried out several attacks on Ukrainian troops despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by Kiev, Ukrainian officials say.
They say at least six border guards were injured in shelling by the insurgents in the east overnight.
The rebels earlier dismissed the truce called by President Petro Poroshenko, the first step of his peace plan.
Meanwhile, the US imposed sanctions - including asset freezes - against seven pro-Russian leaders in Ukraine.
Western leaders have threatened additional sanctions against Russia, which they accuse of stoking tension in Ukraine. Moscow denies the claim.
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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- June 21, 2014
Rebel Attacks Continue in Eastern Ukraine Despite Government Cease Fire -- Wall Street Journal
Rebel attacks in Ukraine put ceasefire to test -- Reuters
Ukraine declares ceasefire, reports of ongoing 'rebel attacks' -- France 24
Ukrainian peace broken amidst cross-border shelling -- Euronews
Pro-Russian separatists attack Ukrainian posts, ignoring cease-fire -- Al Jazeera
3 Ukraine border guards wounded in mortar attack -- CNN
More than 80 Ukrainian border guards crossed to Russia -- ITAR Tass
Oligarch Kolomoysky going to "finish off" militiamen in east Ukraine despite ceasefire -- Voice of Russia
Ukraine’s oligarchs remain influential as ever -- Al Jazeera
Separatists dismiss Ukraine cease-fire -- AP
Ukraine separatist rebels reject ceasefire offer -- Euronews
Ukraine ceasefire fake, say rebels -- Independent.ie
Lavrov: peace plan by Poroshenko looks like an ultimatum -- ITAR-TASS
Lavrov criticizes absence of negotiations clause in Poroshenko peace plan -- Russia Beyond The Headlines
EU, US threaten Russia with new round of sanctions over Ukraine -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine unrest fits pattern of Russian invasion drills -- Oren Dorell, USA Today
Russia and Ukraine: Ratchet up, ratchet down -- The Economist
Don't Get Too Excited About Ukraine's New 'Peace Plan' -- Simon Ostrovsky, Vice