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Ukrainian Troops Kill 'Up To 5' Militants In East Ukraine City Held By Trained Pro-Russia Gunman
Ukrainian troops are moving in on what Reuters describes as "pro-Russian armed men" in the east Ukraine city of Slaviansk ( here's video ). Ukraine's Interior Ministry said its forces had killed "up to five" militants in the "anti-terrorist operation."
"During the armed clash up to five terrorists were eliminated," it said, adding that one person has been wounded on the side of government forces.
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Ukrainian security force officers walk past a checkpoint set on fire and left by pro-Russian separatists near Slaviansk April 24, 2014.
These are what some of the pro-Russian gunman look like. Notice the weaponry, armor, and small communication devices.
REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
A pro-Russian armed man stands guard near the state security service building in Slaviansk, April 23, 2014.
T hings appear to be escalating, and if both sides are led by special forces soldiers from Russia and Ukraine, things could get ugly.
Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of #Slovyansk (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP) pic.twitter.com/cixDACgC8G via @mikewhills
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 24, 2014
#Ukraine military operations underway in southeast. Will surely be better organized. Making Russian response more likely..
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 24, 2014
Ukraine truce officially done for. Kremlin, looking for any excuse for more trouble, now has one.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) April 24, 2014
Other Ukrainian cities contain the same kind of professionally trained pro-Russian men. Here's a "pro-Russia protester" standing guard outside a eastern Ukraine regional government building in Donetsk on April 22.
REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Masked pro-Russia protesters stand guard outside a regional government building in Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine April 22, 2014.
Here's a look at the cities at issue in the "Novorussia" crisis. Slaviansk is in northern Donetsk.
REUTERS
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