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A Ukrainian serviceman patrols in the village of Semenovka, near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk in the Donetsk region on July 14, 2014. (AFP Photo/Genya Savilov)


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Pro-Russian rebels of the Battalion Vostok take positions outside the local administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on May 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)


Ukraine separatists down army helicopter, 14 killed

Ukraine separatists down army helicopter, 14 killed

Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to crush rebellions in the east swiftly following the election of a new president....
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A pro-Russian militant guards a checkpoint in Semyonovka village, outside Slaviansk, Ukraine, on May 22, 2014. (EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV)


AP journalists see 11 dead at Ukraine checkpoint

AP journalists see 11 dead at Ukraine checkpoint

Blahodatne, AP—At least 11 Ukrainian troops were killed and about 30 others were wounded Thursday when pro-Russian insurgents attacked a military checkpoint, the deadliest raid in weeks of fighting in eastern Ukraine. The attack came three days before the...