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Fighting Spikes Again In Ukraine

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Audie Cornish talks to Kiev-based journalist David Stern about the ongoing fighting in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials acknowledged on Thursday that rebel fighters had taken control of its airport in Donetsk. A trolley bus had also been shelled by artillery, killing at least eight people.

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Submitted by NPR on Thu, 01/22/2015 - 16:00
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