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A body lies on the ground near an apartment building damaged by shelling in Mykolaivka, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Ukraine's forces claimed a significant success against pro-Russian insurgents on Saturday, chasing them from one of their strongholds in the embattled east of the country. Rebels fleeing from the city of Slovyansk vowed to regroup elsewhere and fight on. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Ukraine death toll climbs, but information scant

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A Ukrainian soldier take a rest at a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday, May 30, 2014.The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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East Ukraine quiet raises leadership questions

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Local people look at a burnt-out car following a shelling from Ukrainian government forces, in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 28, 2014. In Slovyansk, a city 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Donetsk which has seen many clashes over the past few weeks, residential areas came under mortar shelling Wednesday from government forces. The school was badly damaged along with other buildings, and residents told The Associated Press that several people were wounded. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Ukraine sees Russia as source of insurgent threat

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People pile up sand bags to set up a shooting position on the road leading from the airport to Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The eastern city of Donetsk was in turmoil Tuesday a day after government forces used fighter jets to stop pro-Russia separatists from taking over the airport. The mayor said 40 people were killed and went on television to urge residents to stay at home.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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Ukraine fighting intensifies after election

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A local resident casts a shadow on leaving a booth to cast her ballot at a polling station in Luhansk, Ukraine, on Sunday May 11, 2014. Residents of two restive regions in eastern Ukraine cast ballots Sunday in referendums, which seek approval for declaring sovereign people's republics in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Insurgents say Ukraine region opts for sovereignty

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Polling station officials prepare for the upcoming referendum at a polling station in Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 10, 2014. Two restive regions in eastern Ukraine are preparing to vote on declaring sovereignty and ceding from Ukraine, in a referendum on Sunday in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where pro-Russia insurgents have seized government buildings and clashed with police and Ukrainian troops.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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Ukraine president decries eastern sovereignty

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A police station is ablaze in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Friday May 9, 2014. Fighting between government forces and insurgents in Mariupol has left several people dead. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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At least 7 dead in southeastern Ukraine port city

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A pro-Russian gunman speaks by phone in front of the city hall decorated with the flag of self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 8, 2014. A strong majority of Ukrainians want their country to remain a single, unified state and this is true even in the largely Russian-speaking east where a pro-Russia insurgency has been fighting for autonomy, a poll released Thursday shows. The survey results were released as the pro-Russia forces were considering whether to go ahead with a referendum on autonomy planned for Sunday in defiance of a call from Russian President Vladimir Putin to delay the vote. A decision was expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
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Ignoring Putin, Ukraine insurgents to hold vote

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Pro-Russian activists clash with police in front of the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Anti-government demonstrators in Donetsk have stormed the local prosecutor's office. The clash came after a march by several hundred people carrying flags of the Donetsk People's Republic, a movement that seeks either greater autonomy from the central government, or independence and possible annexation by Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Putin wants troops out of Ukraine’s east

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Shadowy commander is face of insurgency in Ukraine
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Shadowy commander is face of insurgency in Ukraine

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