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It is thought to be the highest single day death toll in more than a month.

Sentsov also quoted Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, saying “the greatest sin on this earth is cowardice”, and ended his speech with an address to all Russians.

He also drew attention to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s visit to Russian-occupied Crimea on Monday, ostensibly, to promote tourism, as another provocation.

On the occasions referred to by Mr Lavrov, Kiev says Russian troops entered Ukraine to crush government forces at Ilovaisk and Debaltseve respectively; some 9,000 Russian troops started war games yesterday, including units stationed near Ukraine’s border.

The port city of Mariupol is a long-term target for the separatist group known as the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), who have held on to large swathes of land in Ukraine’s Donetsk region and declared themselves independent of Ukraine in May, after the...

But Russian President Vladimir Putin said that efforts to create the United Nations tribunal were premature and counterproductive, since an investigation into what happened, led by the Dutch transportation safety board and due to report in October, is still ongoing.