28/06/2014 17:11
New clashes test Ukraine ceasefire
A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is coming under increasing strain amid fresh clashes between government forces and pro-Russia separatists, the BBC reported.
Ukrainian military sources said at least one soldier had been killed near the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk.
Several government-held sites came under fire overnight.
President Petro Poroshenko extended the week-long ceasefire on Friday for three days, hoping for progress on his 15-point peace plan.
Some rebel leaders said they would match the truce but others oppose it.
Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyy has confirmed one military fatality outside Sloviansk, although other media reports speak of three Ukrainian troops killed.
The Unian news agency quoted a Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council spokesman as saying the government reserved the right to cancel the truce if the breaches continued.