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Scenes resemble the trail of destruction left by Hitler's army 70 years ago
Buildings were set ablaze by ground and air forces between 1941 and 1943
A 10-day unilateral cease-fire by the Ukrainian side expired late Monday after separatists rejected calls to lay down their weapons.
Border posts have become key positions, as Ukraine claims the rebels are receiving support and reinforcements from Russia.
It is similar to the strategy used by the Germans in 1941 during Operation Barbossa, the offensive which began a three-year military campaign on the Eastern Front.
Homes in the region, which was part of the USSR at the time, were attacked first from the air by the Luftwaffe and then by ground troops.
Pictures taken at the time show swathes of villages covered in flames.
еще пара таких статей и новый Нюрнбергский процесс над киевским гаверментом будет восприниматься западным обывателем как нечто само собой разумеющеесяToday, Ukraine is continuing its 'massive artillery and air offensive' against rebels in Donetsk and Lugansk regions amid unconfirmed claims of heavy casualties among insurgents.
But separatists have already claimed to have shot down a Sukhoi Su-27 over Luganskaya village in Lugansk region.
Yesterday, fighting resumed in the country after Kiev President Petro Poroshenko refused to extend a shaky ten-day ceasefire in the conflict with rebels, vowing: 'We will attack'.
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