In Ukraine, four soldiers and one rebel fighter were killed in a fresh fighting between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed insurgents today. The Ukrainian Army said it had been hit by rebel fire in the battle for control of the key industrial town of Avdiivka. The Army said on Facebook that four soldiers were killed and five others injured.<br/>'<br/>A spokesman for the separatist forces told AFP that one rebel soldier died and another one was injured. About 10,000 people have died since the start of a pro-Russian rebellion in 2014 that Kiev and the West accuse<br/>Moscow of masterminding.<br/>