Ukraine-Russia Border Shaky After Day-Long Gunfight Kills 5

KIEV, Ukraine — A fierce gun battle in eastern Ukraine erupted early Monday morning, killing at least five and wounding several others in the most recent flash of violence in the restive region.

Around 4 a.m. local time, a group of some 500 insurgents hit Ukrainian border guards in the town of Mirny, Luhansk region — about 12 miles from the Russian border — with a barrage of bullets from Kalashnikovs and heavy machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, the Ukrainian state border guard service reported