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A member of the OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has died in a mine blast. (AFP)
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Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), addresses people in Donetsk, Ukraine, on December 25, 2014. . (EPA/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO)
Ukraine rebels plan call-up, want 100,000-strong army
Moscow, Reuters—Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilization and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday. Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk...Caption:
A Ukrainian woman and her daughter walk past a building that was damaged by overnight shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine, on November 7, 2014. (EPA/Alexander Ermochenko)
Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis
Kiev/Moscow, Reuters—Ukraine’s military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country’s east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government forces. Thursday’s cross-border incursion, if...Caption:
The newly elected leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko (C), arrives on November 4, 2014 at the main theater of Donesk for his inauguration. (AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER KHUDOTEPLY)
Ukraine rebel leaders sworn in, Kiev says peace plan violated
Donetsk, Reuters—Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine staged swearing in ceremonies for their leaders on Tuesday after votes dismissed as a farce by Kiev, which says they violated terms of a peace plan to end a war that has killed more than 4,000 people....Caption:
Ukrainian servicemen ride on an armored vehicle in the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk on September 20, 2014. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)