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Kiev death toll rises despite truce attempt
Fascist elements mount vicious attacks

Ukraine erupted into violence again after an overnight truce that never really took hold was bloodily smashed.

Dozens were killed. The toll was impossible to verify and constantly rising, though some estimates put the number at around 100 dead in the last week as police and far-right protesters engaged in an almost-medieval melee.

Protesters also seized 67 police officers and paraded them through the protest camp, the interior ministry said.

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