Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Irish Times: Renewed offensive in Ukraine deepens conflict
Ukrainian servicemen prepare their ammunition at a position on the frontline near the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Jan. 26, 2015.
The ceasefire is a fiction, a thing of the past. The death toll, estimated at some 5,000 since fighting began last year, is rising again, and violence in eastern Ukraine is at its worst by a distance since the ceasefire was agreed last September.
