Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCEKIEV/NOVOLUHANSKE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after the shelling of a frontline village wounded eight civilians and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes. A Russia-backed insurgency erupted in 2014 and the bloodshed has continued despite a ceasefire deal that was meant to end a conflict in which more than 10,000 people have been killed, with casualties reported on a near-daily basis. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which monitors the implementation of the peace agreement, said it had recorded 16,000 ceasefire violations between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17, a 35 percent increase on the week before.   We note with concern a sharp deterioration in the security situation with ceasefire violations reaching levels not recorded since February this year,  chief monitor Ertugrul Apakan said in a statement. In February, a surge of violence around the government-held industrial town of Avdiivka cut off power and water to thousands of civilians on the front line. Apakan said the latest escalation reflected an established trend  in which a recommitment to the ceasefire by the sides was followed by a steady increase in the level of violence, culminating in fierce fighting .     Apakan s comments followed warnings from aid agencies over the humanitarian situation in the eastern Donbass region, particularly given Monday s attack on the government-controlled village of Novoluhanske. The United Nations  OCHA humanitarian arm said on Twitter heavy shelling near Novoluhanske was affecting 2,000 residents. People are fleeing the area in blizzard conditions, it said. Eight civilians were wounded and more than 50 buildings were damaged in the shelling, which also temporarily cut power supplies, the regional Kiev-controlled Donetsk administration said. A Reuters witness saw residents picking their way through the rubble of destroyed homes and surveying fire-blackened buildings. The U.S. State Department said the humanitarian situation was  dire  because of the shelling, which it blamed on Russian-led forces firing Grad multiple-launch rockets. The Ukrainian military on Tuesday accused pro-Russian separatists of deliberately firing more than 40 times from multiple-launch rocket systems at Novoluhanske.  Meanwhile, the rebel command said attacks from the Ukrainian side had almost doubled in the past 24 hours, according to separatist news website DAN. Rebels deny attacking Novoluhanske and say the Ukrainian military fired at the village to justify their attacks on separatist-held civilian areas, according to DAN. The U.S. State Department also voiced concern about fighting around the Donetsk water filtration station, which has a system of pipes that carry chlorine gas.  If those were to go off in this area, which is close to where people live, it could be potentially devastating,  State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a briefing. She said civilian water workers were trapped in the station s bomb shelter and could not get out because of fighting. In an effort to end the deadlock, the international community, including the United States, has in recent months been advocating for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the Donbass. Both Kiev and Moscow backed the idea but disagree on whether the troops should be positioned on the rebel-controlled part of the Ukraine-Russia border, so no decision was made. Russia denies accusations from Ukraine and NATO that it supports the rebels with troops and weapons. worldnews
fighting eastern ukraine worst since february ukraine reuters fighting eastern ukraine escalated worst level months officials monitoring conflict said tuesday shelling frontline village wounded eight civilians destroyed damaged dozens homes a insurgency erupted bloodshed continued despite ceasefire deal meant end conflict people killed casualties reported basis the organisation security europe monitors implementation peace agreement said recorded ceasefire violations percent increase week we note concern sharp deterioration security situation ceasefire violations reaching levels recorded since february year chief monitor ertugrul pagan said statement in february surge violence around industrial town avdiivka cut power water thousands civilians front line pagan said latest escalation reflected established trend commitment ceasefire sides followed steady increase level violence culminating fierce fighting pagan comments followed warnings aid agencies humanitarian situation eastern donbass region particularly given monday attack village novoluhanske the united nations och humanitarian arm said twitter heavy shelling near novoluhanske affecting residents people fleeing area blizzard conditions said eight civilians wounded buildings damaged shelling also temporarily cut power supplies regional donetsk administration said a reuters witness saw residents picking way rubble destroyed homes surveying buildings the state department said humanitarian situation dire shelling blamed forces firing grad rockets the ukrainian military tuesday accused separatists deliberately firing times rocket systems novoluhanske meanwhile rebel command said attacks ukrainian side almost doubled past hours according separatist news website dan rebels deny attacking novoluhanske say ukrainian military fired village justify attacks civilian areas according dan the state department also voiced concern fighting around donetsk water filtration station system pipes carry chlorine gas if go area close people live could potentially devastating state department spokeswoman heather alert told briefing she said civilian water workers trapped station bomb shelter could get fighting in effort end deadlock international community including united states recent months advocating deployment peacekeepers donbass both kiev moscow backed idea disagree whether troops positioned part border decision made russia denies accusations ukraine nato supports rebels troops weapons worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCEKIEV/NOVOLUHANSKE, Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after the shelling of a frontline village wounded eight civilians and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes. A Russia-backed insurgency erupted in 2014 and the bloodshed has continued despite a ceasefire deal that was meant to end a conflict in which more than 10,000 people have been killed, with casualties reported on a near-daily basis. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, which monitors the implementation of the peace agreement, said it had recorded 16,000 ceasefire violations between Dec. 11 and Dec. 17, a 35 percent increase on the week before.   We note with concern a sharp deterioration in the security situation with ceasefire violations reaching levels not recorded since February this year,  chief monitor Ertugrul Apakan said in a statement. In February, a surge of violence around the government-held industrial town of Avdiivka cut off power and water to thousands of civilians on the front line. Apakan said the latest escalation reflected an established trend  in which a recommitment to the ceasefire by the sides was followed by a steady increase in the level of violence, culminating in fierce fighting .     Apakan s comments followed warnings from aid agencies over the humanitarian situation in the eastern Donbass region, particularly given Monday s attack on the government-controlled village of Novoluhanske. The United Nations  OCHA humanitarian arm said on Twitter heavy shelling near Novoluhanske was affecting 2,000 residents. People are fleeing the area in blizzard conditions, it said. Eight civilians were wounded and more than 50 buildings were damaged in the shelling, which also temporarily cut power supplies, the regional Kiev-controlled Donetsk administration said. A Reuters witness saw residents picking their way through the rubble of destroyed homes and surveying fire-blackened buildings. The U.S. State Department said the humanitarian situation was  dire  because of the shelling, which it blamed on Russian-led forces firing Grad multiple-launch rockets. The Ukrainian military on Tuesday accused pro-Russian separatists of deliberately firing more than 40 times from multiple-launch rocket systems at Novoluhanske.  Meanwhile, the rebel command said attacks from the Ukrainian side had almost doubled in the past 24 hours, according to separatist news website DAN. Rebels deny attacking Novoluhanske and say the Ukrainian military fired at the village to justify their attacks on separatist-held civilian areas, according to DAN. The U.S. State Department also voiced concern about fighting around the Donetsk water filtration station, which has a system of pipes that carry chlorine gas.  If those were to go off in this area, which is close to where people live, it could be potentially devastating,  State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a briefing. She said civilian water workers were trapped in the station s bomb shelter and could not get out because of fighting. In an effort to end the deadlock, the international community, including the United States, has in recent months been advocating for the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the Donbass. Both Kiev and Moscow backed the idea but disagree on whether the troops should be positioned on the rebel-controlled part of the Ukraine-Russia border, so no decision was made. Russia denies accusations from Ukraine and NATO that it supports the rebels with troops and weapons. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: fighting eastern ukraine worst since february ukraine reuters fighting eastern ukraine escalated worst level months officials monitoring conflict said tuesday shelling frontline village wounded eight civilians destroyed damaged dozens homes a insurgency erupted bloodshed continued despite ceasefire deal meant end conflict people killed casualties reported basis the organisation security europe monitors implementation peace agreement said recorded ceasefire violations percent increase week we note concern sharp deterioration security situation ceasefire violations reaching levels recorded since february year chief monitor ertugrul pagan said statement in february surge violence around industrial town avdiivka cut power water thousands civilians front line pagan said latest escalation reflected established trend commitment ceasefire sides followed steady increase level violence culminating fierce fighting pagan comments followed warnings aid agencies humanitarian situation eastern donbass region particularly given monday attack village novoluhanske the united nations och humanitarian arm said twitter heavy shelling near novoluhanske affecting residents people fleeing area blizzard conditions said eight civilians wounded buildings damaged shelling also temporarily cut power supplies regional donetsk administration said a reuters witness saw residents picking way rubble destroyed homes surveying buildings the state department said humanitarian situation dire shelling blamed forces firing grad rockets the ukrainian military tuesday accused separatists deliberately firing times rocket systems novoluhanske meanwhile rebel command said attacks ukrainian side almost doubled past hours according separatist news website dan rebels deny attacking novoluhanske say ukrainian military fired village justify attacks civilian areas according dan the state department also voiced concern fighting around donetsk water filtration station system pipes carry chlorine gas if go area close people live could potentially devastating state department spokeswoman heather alert told briefing she said civilian water workers trapped station bomb shelter could get fighting in effort end deadlock international community including united states recent months advocating deployment peacekeepers donbass both kiev moscow backed idea disagree whether troops positioned part border decision made russia denies accusations ukraine nato supports rebels troops weapons worldnews