Ukraine Returns Artillery to War Zone as Ministers Hold Call
Residents of Kurdyumivka look at an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian forces destroyed by pro-Russian separatists with Russian Krasnopol guided shells after shelling in the village of Kurdyumivka, Donetsk region.
Photographer: Anatolli Stepanov/AFP/Getty ImagesUkraine returned heavy artillery to the front line of its more-than-yearlong conflict with pro-Russian rebels after reporting shelling at levels not seen in weeks.
Weapons, pulled back as part of a February truce, were sent back to a village in the Donetsk region on Monday after separatists stormed it, the military said Tuesday from the eastern combat zone. The latest bout of unrest sparked a call between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and his French and German counterparts, who said they’d discuss the worsening tensions with Russia. The rebels denied attacking.