A Kyiv offensive to retake control of restive areas along the country's eastern border has accelerated in recent days, prompting leaders of an armed pro-Russia uprising to appeal to Moscow for urgent military help on Tuesday.
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Russia's War Against Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Pro-Russia militia in Ukraine seeks urgent help from Moscow
A pro-Russian militant stands inside a building destroyed as a result of the combat against Ukrainian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on June 16, 2014.
