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| Ukraine army attacks eastern rebels as truce ends | Ukraine army attacks eastern rebels as truce ends |
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| Ukrainian forces have launched a full-scale military operation against pro-Russia separatists in the east, hours after a ceasefire ended. | Ukrainian forces have launched a full-scale military operation against pro-Russia separatists in the east, hours after a ceasefire ended. |
| Rebel bases and strongholds are under attack from aircraft and artillery. | Rebel bases and strongholds are under attack from aircraft and artillery. |
| The 10-day ceasefire ended on Monday evening, with President Petro Poroshenko saying "criminal elements" had thwarted the chance for peace. | The 10-day ceasefire ended on Monday evening, with President Petro Poroshenko saying "criminal elements" had thwarted the chance for peace. |
| Russia condemned Ukraine's operation, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to continue to protect ethnic Russians. | Russia condemned Ukraine's operation, with President Vladimir Putin vowing to continue to protect ethnic Russians. |
| Ukraine's parliamentary Speaker Oleksander Turchynov told MPs on Tuesday: "I can inform you that in the morning the active phase of the anti-terrorist operation was renewed. | Ukraine's parliamentary Speaker Oleksander Turchynov told MPs on Tuesday: "I can inform you that in the morning the active phase of the anti-terrorist operation was renewed. |
| "Our armed forces are carrying out strikes on terrorist bases and checkpoints." | "Our armed forces are carrying out strikes on terrorist bases and checkpoints." |
| President Poroshenko went on television on Monday night saying: "We will attack, we will free our land." | President Poroshenko went on television on Monday night saying: "We will attack, we will free our land." |
| The president had come under pressure from protesters in Kiev, who urged a renewal of the operation against the separatists. | The president had come under pressure from protesters in Kiev, who urged a renewal of the operation against the separatists. |
| Russia's foreign ministry condemned the Ukrainian operation, calling for a "real, not fake, ceasefire". | Russia's foreign ministry condemned the Ukrainian operation, calling for a "real, not fake, ceasefire". |
| Mr Putin on Tuesday vowed he would continue to defend ethnic Russians abroad, using all means available from humanitarian aid to "self-defence". | Mr Putin on Tuesday vowed he would continue to defend ethnic Russians abroad, using all means available from humanitarian aid to "self-defence". |
| "Under threat in Ukraine are our compatriots, Russian people, people who feel themselves part of the wider Russian world," he said. | "Under threat in Ukraine are our compatriots, Russian people, people who feel themselves part of the wider Russian world," he said. |
| Mr Putin accused Mr Poroshenko of issuing only ultimatums and said the West was using the Ukraine crisis to destabilise the whole region as part of a policy to "contain" Russia. | Mr Putin accused Mr Poroshenko of issuing only ultimatums and said the West was using the Ukraine crisis to destabilise the whole region as part of a policy to "contain" Russia. |
| 'Militants and marauders' | 'Militants and marauders' |
| Both sides in Ukraine had accused each other of violating the truce, during which frequent clashes were reported. | Both sides in Ukraine had accused each other of violating the truce, during which frequent clashes were reported. |
| One separatist leader in the east vowed to continue fighting until all Ukrainian troops had left. | One separatist leader in the east vowed to continue fighting until all Ukrainian troops had left. |
| The "prime minister" of the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic, Vasiliy Nikitin, told the Interfax news agency: "All calls for our fighters to lay down arms can only be discussed after Ukrainian troops withdraw." | The "prime minister" of the self-declared Luhansk People's Republic, Vasiliy Nikitin, told the Interfax news agency: "All calls for our fighters to lay down arms can only be discussed after Ukrainian troops withdraw." |
| A four-way teleconference on Monday between Mr Poroshenko, Mr Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had raised hopes the truce would be renewed. | A four-way teleconference on Monday between Mr Poroshenko, Mr Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had raised hopes the truce would be renewed. |
| But Mr Poroshenko said in his address: "The decision not to continue the ceasefire is our answer to terrorists, militants and marauders." | But Mr Poroshenko said in his address: "The decision not to continue the ceasefire is our answer to terrorists, militants and marauders." |
| Ukraine and some Western powers accuse Russia of arming the separatists - a claim Russia denies. | Ukraine and some Western powers accuse Russia of arming the separatists - a claim Russia denies. |
| The trigger for the current crisis was whether Ukraine should lean more towards Russia or the EU. | The trigger for the current crisis was whether Ukraine should lean more towards Russia or the EU. |
| The refusal of Mr Poroshenko's predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, to sign an EU deal late last year - under pressure from Russia - led to protests in Kiev and his eventual overthrow. | The refusal of Mr Poroshenko's predecessor, Viktor Yanukovych, to sign an EU deal late last year - under pressure from Russia - led to protests in Kiev and his eventual overthrow. |
| Russia has since annexed Ukraine's Crimea region, and separatists in the east declared independence from Ukraine. | Russia has since annexed Ukraine's Crimea region, and separatists in the east declared independence from Ukraine. |
| President Poroshenko signed a landmark EU trade pact last Friday. | President Poroshenko signed a landmark EU trade pact last Friday. |