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For the last three weeks, Russian-backed rebels have advanced into government-held territory in eastern Ukraine, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. The conflict, which has raged since April, has claimed more than 5,000 lives and displaced over a million people, according to the United Nations. Ukraine's and Russia's presidents are holding a summit on Feb. 1 in Minsk that European leaders say is the last chance to stop the violence from spiraling into total war.

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