Fighting flared between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed rebels in separate parts of eastern Ukraine overnight, killing at least two Ukrainian soldiers and several civilians, Kyiv's military and separatist sources said on Aug. 17.
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a road near the town of Zolote, some 60 km west of Lugansk, on Aug. 16, 2015.
