Ukraine's government forces and pro-Russian separatists have accused one another of launching a major new attack in the country's east. The rebel forces began a "large-scale offensive against Ukrainian positions" close to their stronghold of Donetsk overnight on June 3, using about a dozen tanks and up to a thousand troops, the Ukrainian army general staff said in a statement.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Al Jazeera: Heavy fighting resumes in Ukraine’s east
A picture taken on May 28, 2015, shows Ukrainian servicemen firing a grenade launcher to pro-Russian separatists near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
