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Ukraine And Pro-Russia Rebels Arrange Big Prisoner Exchange:

Kiev and pro-Russian separatists will exchange hundreds of prisoners soon, an aide to the head of Ukraine's SBU state security service said on Friday, as the military reported a slight increase in rebel attacks. Ref. Source 1

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Three soldiers killed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Christmas:

One soldier was shot dead by a sniper, while two others died in mortar and small arms attacks near the international airport in the industrial city of Donetsk, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists. Ref. Source 8

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Ceasefire violated 51 times by Ukraine in 24 hrs: Donetsk officials:

We have registered 51 shelling attacks, launched by the Ukrainian military over the past 24 hours, targeting the Kyivsky, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk," Said a ministry spokesman on Sunday. Ref. Source 3

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Fighting intensifies at Ukraine airport, two soldiers killed:

Fighting intensified around the international airport in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Thursday as pro-Russian separatists stepped up efforts to dislodge government forces and Ukraine's military said two of its soldiers had been killed. Ref. Source 9

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In five days Ukrainian forces lost 2,000 wounded, 25% of equipment, 700 killed and missing:

Reinforcements are moving up. The fight for Novotoshkovka is continuing. The militia at the 31st checkpoint is taking significant losses. Ref. Source 8

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Ukraine: Rebels say launched attack on Mariupol as 20 killed in east Ukraine city:

At least 20 people were killed by shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, regional police said, as a rebel leader said separatists were launching an offensive on the city, the news agency RIA reported. Ref. Source 5

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Hollande and Merkel head to Ukraine with new peace plan

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Ukraine with a new peace initiative Thursday, the Associated Press reports. Speaking at a news conference in Paris and describing the Ukrainian conflict as a war, Hollande said the two will go to Kiev and then head to Moscow on Friday with a proposal "Based on the territorial integrity of Ukraine." The development comes as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Ukraine on Thursday to show support for the government. Ref. USAToday

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50,000 casualties in Ukraine: German intel says 'official figures not credible':

The German intelligence service estimates the real losses in the Ukrainian civil war at 50,000 dead (Civilians and servicemen), which is nearly 10 times higher than reported by the Kiev authorities, German media report. Ref. Source 4