Six Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in attacks in the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, on the eve of elections in two self-declared Russian republics that threaten stability in eastern Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Deutsche Welle: Violence flares ahead of Donetsk, Luhansk polls
Women sit next voting booths at a polling station in the eastern Ukranian city of Donetsk on Oct. 31, 2014.