A shell fired across the border from Ukraine into Russia has killed one man, the first reported Russian fatality in the three-month conflict.
Moscow has threatened Ukraine with "irreversible" consequences. However Kiev have called the accusation "total nonsense", instead suggesting that the attack may have been carried out by rebels trying to provoke Russian intervention. Pro-Russian rebels have also denied responsibility.
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