Ukrainian Troop Deaths at Highest in a Year as Fighting Surges
- Fatalities indicate latest attempt at a truce is falling apart
- President Poroshenko warns security situation is deteriorating
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Soldier deaths in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine jumped to the most in a year as the latest cease-fire unravels and after President Petro Poroshenko warned the security situation is deteriorating.
Seven government servicemen were killed and nine were wounded in fighting with pro-Russian insurgents during the past 24 hours, Oleksandr Turchynov, who heads the National Security and Defense Council, said Tuesday. The military said rebel shelling and explosives caused the fatalities.