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In reply to the discussion: Ukraine: Donetsk bridges blown up to halt access to rebel-held city [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)UKRAINES richest man pleaded with the government on Monday not to bomb Donetsk, a city of a million people where hundreds of heavily armed pro-Russian rebels have vowed to make a stand after losing control of their bastion in the town of Slaviansk.
The Kiev government has said it will act quickly to seize back more territory from rebels after re-taking Slaviansk in what President Petro Poroshenko called a turning point in the three-month conflict againstpro-Russian fighters in the east.
Rebels retreating from Slaviansk, some driving armoured vehicles flying Russian flags, poured into Donetsk, 110 km to the north over the weekend. About 1,000 of them held a bellicose rally in the central square on Sunday.
Their commander, a Muscovite using the name Igor Strelkov, was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying his men would fight for the city, which was much easier to defend than little Slaviansk.
http://cyprus-mail.com/2014/07/07/ukraine-tycoon-pleads-for-citys-safety-after-rebels-vow-to-make-stand/