Ukraine’s parliament has approved a mass military call-up for the country’s conflict in the east amid security warnings that Russian forces backing separatist rebels have sharply increased their activity.<br /><br />Partial conscription will resume and authorities want 100,000 reservists mobilised to strengthen the frontline as violence escalates after a period of relative calm.<br /><br />“Russian aggression is continuing. There has been a significant surge in the intensity of firing,” Oleksander Turchynov, secretary of the national defence council, told parliament, adding that 8,500 Russian regular forces were now deployed in eastern Ukraine.<br /><br />Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four wounded on Wednesday when Ukrainian positions were fired on 129 times, which Turchynov said was a record for this year so far. <br /><br />A shell or rocket attack on a passenger bus at an army checkpoint on Tuesday left 13 civilians dead. Kyiv blamed pro-Russian rebels. They deny responsibility.<br /><br />Seeking answers, the OSCE Europea
