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Pro-Russian militants stand guard at a checkpoint on the road between Lugansk and Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on July 9, 2014. (AFP Photo/Dominique Faget)
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A Pro-Russian fighter stands guard at a checkpoint close to Donetsk, Ukraine, 06 July 2014. (EPA/STR)
Ukraine chases rebels from strongholds as Donetsk showdown looms
Kiev, Bloomberg—Ukraine’s army turned the tide against pro-Russian insurgents with its biggest victories of a three-month campaign, sending the rebels fleeing to the eastern strongholds where they have vowed to make a stand. After recapturing Slovyansk and...Caption:
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko takes part in a meeting of the Security Council in Kiev on June 16, 2014. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)
Ukraine’s forces attack rebel positions, Putin growls
Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian forces struck at pro-Russian separatist bases in eastern regions with air and artillery strikes on Tuesday after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a ceasefire but go on the offensive to rid Ukraine of...Caption:
Unidentified members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine get out of a vehicle next to Alexander Borodai, right, prime minister of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic,” on arrival at the city of Donetsk after being released from captivity, June 27, 2014. (Reuters/Shamil Zhumato)
Ukraine rebels free OSCE monitors, 3 Ukrainians killed in attack
Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine on Saturday released a second group of four monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) who had been seized on May 29, a Reuters witness said. Their release, which...Caption:
A masked pro-Russian activist takes down a Ukrainian flag from the top of a government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, in this April 28, 2014, file photo.
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