By Thomas Grove DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists fought skirmishes near the Russian border on Saturday but there was no sign of the conflict widening after Kiev said it partially destroyed an armored column that had crossed the border from Russia. The report of the attack on the armored column on Friday triggered a sell-off in the U.S. dollar and European stocks, with markets fearful it could change the Ukraine conflict into an open confrontation between Moscow and Western-backed Kiev. On the ground, the conflict in eastern Ukraine returned on Saturday to the pattern it has been following for several weeks. Kiev said military equipment was entering from Russia, and the rebels said they had attacked Ukrainian troops.
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