Ukraine rebels vow to take back cities

PRO-RUSSIAN separatists in eastern Ukraine say they intend to retake key cities from government troops in the region, according to Russian news agencies.

"KRAMATORSK, Mariupol, Sloviansk will be ours. We are ready to capture them. Heavy battles are not excluded," Alexander Zakharchenko, the leader of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, was quoted as saying on Thursday.

The three cities returned to government control in the summer, after separatist militias gave them up. The takeover in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk occurred after heavy artillery battles between both sides.Zakharchenko also accused the government of violating the ceasefire in the region.Both sides have regularly accused each other of breaking the ceasefire since it was reached on September 5.The Ukrainian National Security Council said in Kiev on Thursday that one soldier was killed and two injured in fighting over the past 24 hours.Fighting has centred on Donetsk airport in recent weeks. Donetsk authorities said Thursday that shelling could be heard widely through the city.More than 3600 people have been killed in the conflict since it started in April, according to United Nations figures.Ukraine is holding snap parliamentary elections this Sunday. The party of President Petro Poroshenko is leading in polls with up to a third of the votes.Poroshenko discussed the conflict and the ongoing gas talks with Russia with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, his office said Thursday. The leaders spoke over the telephone late Wednesday.Also on Wednesday, Poroshenko discussed financial assistance from the European Union with outgoing EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.The EU's aid for the cash-strapped country will reach 760 million euros ($A1.14 billion), Barroso told Poroshenko, according to the Ukrainian leader's office.

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