Kyiv's military said on Dec. 19 five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and seven wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, a larger than normal death toll compared with recent weeks.
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An armed supporter of self-proclamed People's Republic of Donetsk speaks with a local resident on the street among the destroyed houses in the airport area in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Dec. 16, 2014.
