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乌克兰叛军将举行选举Rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine say they will hold elections on 2 November.东乌克兰叛军领袖称，他们将于 11 月 2 日举行选举。 Although Ukraine is holding parliamentary polls a week before, it has offered the pro-Russian rebels a vote on self-rule in December. A shaky ceasefire has held since 5 September and the two sides have since agreed to set up a buffer1 zone. UN officials say 3,245 people have been killed since fighting began in April. That number does not include the 298 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine on 17 July. Separatists in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence from Ukrainian rule after Russia annexed2 Crimea in March. The rebels seized several cities and fighting raged for five months, with Russia denying accusations3 that it had sent soldiers and weapons to push back the Ukrainian army. Despite frequent flare-ups in the violence, the fragile ceasefire agreed early this month appears to have held. Explosions were, however, reported north of Donetsk late on Tuesday.1 buffer n.起缓冲作用的人(或物)，缓冲器；vt.缓冲参考例句：A little money can be a useful buffer in time of need.在急需时，很少一点钱就能解燃眉之急。Romantic love will buffer you against life's hardships.浪漫的爱会减轻生活的艰辛。2 annexed [法] 附加的，附属的参考例句：Germany a nnexed Austria in 1938. 1938 年德国吞并了奥地利。 The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。 3 accusations n.指责( accusation 的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名参考例句：There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。 He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。