Ukraine's National Guard said on June 4 that its forces abandoned a military outpost in the eastern city of Luhansk after running out of ammunition in a 10-hour battle with pro-Russian militants.
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NBC News: Ukraine forces abandon Luhansk outpost after deadly 10-hour gunfight
Pro-Russia militants carry the body of a fellow militant killed during an assault on a border command centre in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on June 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces killed five rebels on June 2 while repelling an attack by 500 pro-Russian gunmen on a federal border guard camp in the strife-torn separatist east, Kiev officials said. The border guard service said seven of its servicemen were wounded when \"around 500 terrorists\" attacked one of its units stationed outside the industrial city of Lugansk. AFP PHOTO/ ALEX INOY