Ukraine’s president in the early hours of Tuesday announced that he had ordered the country’s military and security forces to advance on and crush pro-Russian militant separatists in breakaway eastern regions, citing their repeated violation of a 10-day long ceasefire and failed peace negotiations.
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Soldiers of the self-proclaimed \"Donetsk People's Republic\" stand guard in front of a statue of Lenin on Lenin Square in Donetsk, on June 21, 2014, prior to a swearing-in ceremony of new recruits. Some 40 recruits were sworn-in by leaders of the Donetsk People's Republic. Donetsk and the neighbouring heavily Russified region of Lugansk declared independence in disputed May 11 referendums, the legitimacy of which was rejected by Kiev and the West. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL
