Ukraine conflict: Deadly flare-up on eastern front line

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Ukraine conflict: Deadly flare-up on eastern front line

Ukraine's military says its forces on the eastern frontline have come under heavy rebel shelling, with one soldier killed and four wounded.

But Russian-backed rebels say troops tried to break through their lines and got caught in a minefield, with two killed and three wounded.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is convening a meeting of his Security Council to assess the flare-up.

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