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Reuters: Ukraine's ceasefire under pressure as one more serviceman killed
(Reuters) - A fragile ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists came under renewed pressure on Sunday with the Ukrainian military reporting a serviceman had been killed and seven others wounded in rebel attacks.
The casualties, which follow the death on Saturday of another serviceman in shelling in the south east, occurred as the Ukrainian military and the rebels accused each other of violating a peace deal signed in Minsk, Belarus, in February.
The latest violence has revived concerns that the deal, brokered by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France, could collapse, even though international monitors say violations were relatively limited.
WNU Editor: This is becoming the new normal in eastern Ukraine .... everyday a Ukrainian soldier or two will be killed and a few wounded. That if a Ukrainian soldier leaves his base, there is a very good chance that he will be shot at or bombed .... and absent any meaningful negotiations between the two sides .... the situation will only intensify. My prediction .... all it takes is one major incident to set the entire region back into full scale war ... and that is probably going to happen sooner rather than later.