Ukraine Says Donetsk ‘Anti-Terror Operation’ Under Way
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The operation began in the “north of Donetsk Region”, he told parliament, and was being conducted “stage by stage, in a responsible… manner”.
Ukrainian armoured vehicles could be seen massing on Monday as separatist militants braced for an attack.
The US and Russian presidents have discussed the crisis by telephone.
Barack Obama urged Vladimir Putin to use his influence to make separatists in Donetsk and other parts of eastern Ukraine stand down.
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