Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border: military

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Ukrainian government forces engaged with a separatist armored column near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk, about 10 km (6 miles) from the Russian border, Ukraine's military information service said on Monday.

Border guards halted the advance of the column about 5 km northeast of the town, which is on the Azov Sea, it said in a Facebook post.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Christian Lowe)

(Source : Reuters)

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Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border: military

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