HRANITNE, Ukraine — On one side of the Kalmius River in Ukraine’s war-battered eastern Donbas

On one side of the Kalmius river in Ukraine’s war-battered eastern Donbas region, a dirt road is lined with houses hit by artillery shells.... That’s where the Russian-backed forces are posted. Distant booms can occasionally be heard from the road – what one Ukrainian soldier describes as “ the enemy saying hello ”.... Though the two sides reached a ceasefire in 2015, hostilities continue....

ATHENS( Reuters)-Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday two Greek expatriates were killed and another two seriously injured in an incident involving Ukrainian soldiers in the country's east near the front line of the conflict with pro-Russian separatist forces. Earlier, Greece issued an advisory urging its nationals to avoid travelling to Ukraine and calling on any Greeks there to leave" immediately" in the face of fears that Russia, which has massed forces near Ukraine's borders, could soon i