Rebels Kill 23 Ukraine Troops as EU Widens Sanction List
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Ukraine’s government forces suffered their worst losses in battles with separatists since President Petro Poroshenko called off a truce, prompting the authorities in Kiev to lash out at Russia and pledge retaliation.
“For every life of one of our soldiers, the militants will pay with dozens and hundreds of theirs,” Poroshenko, who ended the cease-fire July 1, said today at a meeting in Kiev. “Every single one will be held accountable and get their due.”