article_snippet: The Ukrainian Army is currently fighting pro-Russian rebels for control of the village of Shyrokyne, east of the port city of Mariupol.
article_snippet: At least one Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, the military has confirmed.
article_snippet: Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said: 'There is increased activity of sniper groups.
article_snippet: least one Ukrainian serviceman died at the hands of a sniper.'
article_snippet: Kiev accuses the separatists of using the ceasefire to regroup the ceasefire forces and rearm for a further offensive, a charge rebels deny, saying rebels have withdrawn heavy artillery in accordance with a recently-agreed ceasefire dealMinsk .
article_snippet: Illegal armed groups are actively involved in combat training, gathering resources and rebuilding technical readiness,' Lysenko said, adding that rebels had been tracked amassing combat equipment around rebels stronghold of Donetsk.
article_snippet: Russia and Ukraine have agreed to double the number of OSCE observers to 1,000 from 500 to monitor a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
highlights_snippet: The Ukrainian Army is still fighting pro-Russian rebels in the village of Shyrokyne, but leaders claim violence has reduced .