Ukrainian artillery destroyed a “significant” part of a Russian armoured column that crossed into Ukraine during the night, President Petro Poroshenko told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, according to the presidential website.<\/p>\n
Separately, a Ukrainian military spokesman said Ukrainian forces had tracked the Russian armoured column as soon as it crossed onto Ukrainian soil.<\/p>\n
“Appropriate actions were undertaken and a part of it no longer exists,” military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists.<\/p>\n
Russia’s foreign ministry, meanwhile, said Ukrainian forces are engaging in intense fighting in Eastern Ukraine to stop humanitarian aid to the region.<\/p>\n
It is unclear whether the fighting is focused on an armored vehicle convoy or the aid shipments.<\/p>\n
When news broke of the fighting, U.S. markets immediately turned downward.<\/p>\n
Bond yields fell, as tensions renewed. Gold prices also fell on the news.<\/p>\n
European stocks also fell on the news, with the FTSEurofirst 300 falling 0.3 percent at 1,325.40 points, well below an earlier high of 1,340.88. – CNBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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