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Russian separatists denied ripping up a peace agreement with Ukraine after the “barbaric bombardment” of the Ukranian port city of Mariupol yesterday.
The dead included a 12-year-old girl. In total 76 civilians were wounded. In one street alone 33 were injured.
Former Kiev acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, who now heads the country's national security and defence council, described it as "another bloody crime against humanity".
The dead included a 12-year-old girl. In total 76 civilians were wounded. In one street alone 33 were injured.
Former Kiev acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, who now heads the country's national security and defence council, described it as "another bloody crime against humanity".
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In a meeting with his closest aides, he claimed it was “a direct realisation of tasks set by Putin”.
He said: “It is Putin's personal responsibility for the death, blood and suffering of the Ukrainians."
He vowed that Russia would "receive a deserving response for his bloody crimes.”
The Asov sea port is vital to the extremists if Russua is to defy the west and create a land corridor across the Ukranian territory to Crimea.
He said: “It is Putin's personal responsibility for the death, blood and suffering of the Ukrainians."
He vowed that Russia would "receive a deserving response for his bloody crimes.”
The Asov sea port is vital to the extremists if Russua is to defy the west and create a land corridor across the Ukranian territory to Crimea.
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Ukrainian premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk called an emergency meeting of security officials in response to the attack.
It comes as separatists denied responsibility for the carnage.
A rebel source in Donetsk said: "This is clear misinformation. The forces of militia have not opened fire towards Mariupol or its houses.”
He said the West was expoliting the Ukraine crisis to try and oust Putin from power.
The EU and UN have appealed for a ceasefire but currently the conflict is worsening by the day. The latest deaths came as observers claim Putin is now more isolated than ever, cutting himself off from all buy a close coterie of hardline hawks with intelligence and military backgrounds.
It comes as separatists denied responsibility for the carnage.
A rebel source in Donetsk said: "This is clear misinformation. The forces of militia have not opened fire towards Mariupol or its houses.”
He said the West was expoliting the Ukraine crisis to try and oust Putin from power.
The EU and UN have appealed for a ceasefire but currently the conflict is worsening by the day. The latest deaths came as observers claim Putin is now more isolated than ever, cutting himself off from all buy a close coterie of hardline hawks with intelligence and military backgrounds.
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