Media ID: 55331580
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A pro-Russian protesters rebuild a checkpoint after it was left by Ukrainian security forces, near Slaviansk, Ukraine, 24 April 2014. (EPA/ROMAN PILIPEY)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2014 | World
Slaviansk, Ukraine/St Petersburg, Russia, Reuters—Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears...
Media ID: 55331402
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A Pro-Russian militant walks near a checkpoint that was the scene of a gunfight overnight near the city of Slaviansk, April 20, 2014. (Reuters/Gleb Garanich)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 20, 2014 | World
Slaviansk, Reuters—Gunfire erupted near a makeshift checkpoint manned by pro-Russian separatists near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least two people. Separatists gave a higher casualty figure, saying they had come under attack from Ukrainian...