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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine: Donetsk bridges blown up to halt access to rebel-held city [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)After months of fighting and a handful of dodgy referendums, Ukraine's pro-Russia rebels are preparing a dramatic "last stand" against government forces.
The end to the conflict that has ravaged the country's eastern region is now in sight, as Ukrainian government retook two more eastern cities from pro-Russian rebels, and plan to retake the final two major strongholds within days.
On Sunday, government forces regained control of a key rebel stronghold at Slavyansk and Kramatorsk. Slavyansk had been the town where fighting was fiercest during the struggles in the east, and where several journalists and peacekeepers were kidnapped and held hostage.
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko ordered the assault on Slavyansk in breach of a unilateral ceasefire, arguing that the rebels had refused to abide by the terms of the truce.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/07/ukraine-russia-rebel-_n_5563755.html