East Ukraine clashes kill one civilian

One civilian has been killed in fresh clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire between the two sides.

The northern part of Donetsk city has been under fire since Thursday and “as a result of the fighting one civilian died and another was injured,” Donetsk city hall said in a statement.

Local residents said overnight shelling intensified in the early hours on Friday and a number of Ukrainian soldiers were killed during the fighting.

Ukraine’s military accused the pro-Russia forces of “violating the ceasefire regime 45 times over the last 24 hours.”

The latest fighting came in the lead-up to local elections planned to be held by pro-Russia forces on Sunday.

While Kiev and the West have condemned the polls, Moscow said it would recognize the results.

On Thursday, the Ukrainian army said fighting between Kiev troops and pro-Russia forces in the restive eastern regions of the country left at least seven soldiers dead in 24 hours.

The incident came following a relative calm during the weekend, when Ukraine held snap parliamentary elections.

The latest fatalities raise Kiev’s military losses to 160 since the September 5 inking of a ceasefire deal with pro-Russia forces in Donetsk and Lugansk.

According to the United Nations, more than 3,700 people have been killed during six months of battle in east Ukraine.

Ukraine’s mainly Russian-speaking regions became the scene of deadly clashes between pro-Russia protesters and the Ukrainian army after the government in Kiev launched military operations in mid-April in a bid to crush protests.

Violence intensified in May after the two flashpoint regions of Donetsk and Lugansk held local referendums in which their residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation.

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