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PAGE  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 lifes 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 annexed 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。