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The BBC's James Reynolds found two civilians inside the eastern town of Vuhlehirsk, which fell to the rebels in the last few days
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to brief US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday on a peace plan to end fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Germany and France have tried to reach a deal with Ukraine and Russia amid renewed fighting between the pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian government troops.
The Washington talks come as the US considers sending weapons to Ukraine's troops - a move Mrs Merkel opposes.
Russia denies accusations of sending troops and supplying the rebels.
The Ukrainian government is locked in a conflict with Russian-backed rebels which has claimed more than 5,300 lives and driven 1.5 million people from their homes.
There is pressure in Washington on President Obama to adopt a tougher stance, the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan reports from the US capital.
Some officials, as well as senior Republicans such as Senator John McCain, argue that some form of military support is necessary, our correspondent adds.
Mrs Merkel told a security conference at the weekend that she could not "imagine any situation in which improved equipment for the Ukrainian army leads to President Putin being so impressed that he believes he will lose militarily".
Mrs Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have been leading efforts to revive the Minsk peace plan which collapsed amid fighting over the winter.
The detailed proposals have not been released but the plan is thought to include a demilitarised zone of 50-70km (31-44 miles) around the current front line.
Germany's peace efforts were sharply criticised by senior US Republicans who attended an international security conference in Munich over the weekend.
Senator Lyndsey Graham, who attended with Senator John McCain, said: "At the end of the day, to our European friends, this is not working. You can go to Moscow until you turn blue in the face. Stand up to what is clearly a lie and a danger."
Mr McCain said: "The Ukrainians are being slaughtered and we're sending them blankets and meals. Blankets don't do well against Russian tanks."
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Former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt: "There is a risk of military escalation"
However, US Secretary of State John Kerry denied any rift with EU leaders, saying, "I keep hearing people trying to create one. We are united, we are working closely together."
US National Security Council spokesman Mark Stroh said Mr Obama was "looking forward to his discussions with Chancellor Merkel on Monday, particularly on Ukraine and particularly in light of her recent trips with President Hollande, to Ukraine and Russia".
"The president values the chancellor's judgement, and appreciates her strong efforts in marshalling European support and maintaining Transatlantic unity throughout the Ukraine crisis," the spokesman said in a statement to the BBC.
"She has been tireless in her pursuit of a diplomatic solution to the crisis, and the President anticipates a useful and informative discussion about this and other issues."
Ukraine's war: The human cost- 5,358 people killed and 12,235 wounded in eastern Ukraine
- Fatalities include 298 people on board flight MH17 shot down on 17 July
- 224 civilians killed in three-week period leading up to 1 February
- 5.2 million people estimated to be living in conflict areas
- 921,640 internally displaced people within Ukraine, including 136,216 children
- 600,000 fled to neighbouring countries of whom more than 400,000 have gone to Russia
Source: Figures from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 3 February, and UN report, 21 January
Why has violence flared in eastern Ukraine?
What was the Minsk agreement?- A ceasefire signed by Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels on 5 September 2014 in Minsk, Belarus
- They agreed to 12 points including pulling back heavy guns by at least 15km (9 miles), releasing prisoners, allowing access to international observers, and setting up a buffer zone on the Russia-Ukraine border. Foreign mercenaries were to withdraw and Donetsk and Luhansk would get wider self-rule
- But military clashes never entirely stopped. Each side accused the other of violating the deal and violence later flared the length of the ceasefire line
- Rebels also held their own local elections in November 2014, in defiance of Kiev. The government responded by saying it would scrap partial autonomy for Donetsk and Luhansk
Why violence is surging
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