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Rebels say launched attack on Mariupol as 20 killed in east Ukraine city

A picture taken on January 24, 2015 shows destroyed cars after a shelling by pro-Moscow insurgents in Mariupol, southern Ukraine. Rocket fire killed at least 27 people today when pro-Moscow insurgents launched an all-out assault on a vital Ukrainian port linking rebel territory with Russian-occupied Crimea. AFP PHOTO/ OLGA IVASHCHENKO

At least 20 people were killed by shelling in the east Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, regional police said, as a rebel leader said separatists were launching an offensive on the city, the news agency RIA reported.

The separatists have rejected more peace talks and fighting has surged to its most intense in months. The United Nations said on Friday that 262 had been killed in the previous nine days.

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