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| *{{flagicon|Ingushetia}} Ingush<ref>{{cite news |author= |
*{{flagicon|Ingushetia}} Ingush<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Ingushetia leader: Ingush 'volunteers' fight in east Ukraine |url=http://qha.com.ua/ingushetia-leader-ingush-volunteers-fight-in-east-ukraine-131580en.html |newspaper=Crimean News Agency |location= |publisher= |date=6 June 2014 |accessdate=26 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| Militants attempted to seize the police headquarters in ] on 12 April, but were halted. '']'' reported that police said that the purpose of the attempted seizure was to gain access to a weapons cache.<ref name=MVDWeapons>, ''У Горлівці міліція відбила атаку сепаратистів на "зброю МВС" '', 12 April 2014</ref> They said that they would use force if needed to defend the building from "criminals and terrorists".<ref>, ''Горловские милиционеры во всеоружии и готовы обороняться '', 12 April 2014.</ref> By 14 April, however, militants had successfully captured the building after a tense standoff with the police.<ref name="gorlovkafox"/> Some members of the local police unit defected to the Donetsk People's Republic earlier in the day, whilst the remaining offices were forced to retreat, allowing the insurgents to take control of the building.<ref name="gorlovkaeuronews">{{cite news|url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/14/live-ukraine-pro-russian-attack-police-hq-in-horlivka/|title=Live Ukraine: Pro-Russian attack police HQ in Horlivka as Kyiv’s deadline expires|publisher=Euronews|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> ref name=gorlovkaeuronews/><ref name="rtapril14">{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/|title=Ukraine turmoil LIVE UPDATES|publisher=RT|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> The local chief of police was captured and badly beaten by the insurgents.<ref>, ''Аваков: Керівник міліції Горлівки - справжній офіцер – побитий, але живий '', 14 April 2014.</ref> A Horlivka city council deputy, Volodymyr Rybak, was kidnapped by masked men believed to be pro-Russian militants on 17 April. His body was later found in a river on 22 April.<ref>, ''В реке на Донетчине нашли тело мужчины, похожего на пропавшего депутата из Горловки - СМИ '', 22 April 2014.</ref> The city administration building was seized on 30 April, solidifying separatist control over Horlivka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/pro-russian-separatists-seize-buildings-in-east-ukraines-horlivka/article18335644/|title=Pro-Russian separatists seize buildings in east Ukraine's Horlivka|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=30 April 2014|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> | Militants attempted to seize the police headquarters in ] on 12 April, but were halted. '']'' reported that police said that the purpose of the attempted seizure was to gain access to a weapons cache.<ref name=MVDWeapons>, ''У Горлівці міліція відбила атаку сепаратистів на "зброю МВС" '', 12 April 2014</ref> They said that they would use force if needed to defend the building from "criminals and terrorists".<ref>, ''Горловские милиционеры во всеоружии и готовы обороняться '', 12 April 2014.</ref> By 14 April, however, militants had successfully captured the building after a tense standoff with the police.<ref name="gorlovkafox"/> Some members of the local police unit defected to the Donetsk People's Republic earlier in the day, whilst the remaining offices were forced to retreat, allowing the insurgents to take control of the building.<ref name="gorlovkaeuronews">{{cite news|url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/14/live-ukraine-pro-russian-attack-police-hq-in-horlivka/|title=Live Ukraine: Pro-Russian attack police HQ in Horlivka as Kyiv’s deadline expires|publisher=Euronews|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> ref name=gorlovkaeuronews/><ref name="rtapril14">{{cite news|url=http://rt.com/news/kiev-clashes-rioters-police-571/|title=Ukraine turmoil LIVE UPDATES|publisher=RT|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> The local chief of police was captured and badly beaten by the insurgents.<ref>, ''Аваков: Керівник міліції Горлівки - справжній офіцер – побитий, але живий '', 14 April 2014.</ref> A Horlivka city council deputy, Volodymyr Rybak, was kidnapped by masked men believed to be pro-Russian militants on 17 April. His body was later found in a river on 22 April.<ref>, ''В реке на Донетчине нашли тело мужчины, похожего на пропавшего депутата из Горловки - СМИ '', 22 April 2014.</ref> The city administration building was seized on 30 April, solidifying separatist control over Horlivka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/pro-russian-separatists-seize-buildings-in-east-ukraines-horlivka/article18335644/|title=Pro-Russian separatists seize buildings in east Ukraine's Horlivka|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=30 April 2014|accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
| On 2 July the self-proclaimed major of Horlivka, Volodymyr Kolosniuk, was arrested by the SBU on the suspicion of terrorist activities.<ref>{{cite news |author=< |
On 2 July the self-proclaimed major of Horlivka, Volodymyr Kolosniuk, was arrested by the SBU on the suspicion of terrorist activities.<ref>{{cite news |author=<staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=SBU Detains Self-Styled Major of Horlivka, Donetsk Region Kolosniuk |url=http://un.ua/eng/article/518582.html |newspaper=Ukrainian News |location= |publisher= |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate= }}</ref> | ||
| ====Mariupol==== | ====Mariupol==== | ||
| {{Main|Mariupol standoff}} | {{Main|Mariupol standoff}} | ||
| Donetsk People's Republic activists took control of the city administration building in Mariupol on 13 April.<ref name="voicesevas.ru">, ''Мариуполь поднялся против хунты. Захвачен городской совет, возводятся баррикады '', 13 April 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/05/timeline-ukraine-pro-russian-unrest-20145912017783471.html|title = Timeline: Ukraine's pro-Russian unrest|last = Varshalomidze|first = Tamila|date = 26 June 2014|work = |accessdate = 1 July 2014}}</ref> The Ukrainian government claimed to have "liberated" the building on 24 April, but this was denied by locals interviewed by the ] near the building.<ref>{{cite news |author= |
Donetsk People's Republic activists took control of the city administration building in Mariupol on 13 April.<ref name="voicesevas.ru">, ''Мариуполь поднялся против хунты. Захвачен городской совет, возводятся баррикады '', 13 April 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/05/timeline-ukraine-pro-russian-unrest-20145912017783471.html|title = Timeline: Ukraine's pro-Russian unrest|last = Varshalomidze|first = Tamila|date = 26 June 2014|work = |accessdate = 1 July 2014}}</ref> The Ukrainian government claimed to have "liberated" the building on 24 April, but this was denied by locals interviewed by the ] near the building.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Ukraine crisis: BBC investigates Mariupol 'liberation' claims |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27153649 |newspaper=BBC |location= |publisher= |date=25 April 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2014 }}</ref> | ||
| Clashes between government forces and pro-Russian groups escalated in early May, when the city administration building was briefly retaken by the Ukrainian National Guard. The pro-Russian forces quickly took the building back.<ref name="aljazeera.com">http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/05/timeline-ukraine-pro-russian-unrest-20145912017783471.html. Timeline: Ukraine's pro-Russian unrest</ref> Militants then launched an attack on a local police station, leading the Ukrainian government to send in military forces. Skirmishes between the troops and local demonstrators caused the city administration building to light on fire. Government forces, however, were unsuccessful in forcing out the pro-Russians, and only further inflamed tensions in Mariupol.<ref name="aljazeera.com"/> On 16 May, however, ] steelworkers, along with local police and security forces, routed the insurgents from the city administration and other occupied government buildings in the city.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-pro-russian-insurgents-retreat-from-buildings-in-mariupol-1.2644943. Ukraine: Pro-Russian insurgents retreat from buildings in Mariupol</ref> Most insurgents left the city, and those few remaining were said to the be unarmed. Despite this, the headquarters of the Donetsk People's Republic in the city remained untouched, and pro-Russian demonstrators could still be seen outside the burnt city administration.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/18/world/europe/mariupol-urkraine-leadership-vacuum/.Who's in charge here? In one eastern Ukrainian city, answer isn't clear</ref> | Clashes between government forces and pro-Russian groups escalated in early May, when the city administration building was briefly retaken by the Ukrainian National Guard. The pro-Russian forces quickly took the building back.<ref name="aljazeera.com">http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2014/05/timeline-ukraine-pro-russian-unrest-20145912017783471.html. Timeline: Ukraine's pro-Russian unrest</ref> Militants then launched an attack on a local police station, leading the Ukrainian government to send in military forces. Skirmishes between the troops and local demonstrators caused the city administration building to light on fire. Government forces, however, were unsuccessful in forcing out the pro-Russians, and only further inflamed tensions in Mariupol.<ref name="aljazeera.com"/> On 16 May, however, ] steelworkers, along with local police and security forces, routed the insurgents from the city administration and other occupied government buildings in the city.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-pro-russian-insurgents-retreat-from-buildings-in-mariupol-1.2644943. Ukraine: Pro-Russian insurgents retreat from buildings in Mariupol</ref> Most insurgents left the city, and those few remaining were said to the be unarmed. Despite this, the headquarters of the Donetsk People's Republic in the city remained untouched, and pro-Russian demonstrators could still be seen outside the burnt city administration.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/18/world/europe/mariupol-urkraine-leadership-vacuum/.Who's in charge here? In one eastern Ukrainian city, answer isn't clear</ref> | ||
| Ukrainian troops gained control of the city on 13 June, with assistance from the National Guard.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-government-troops-recapture-port-city-of-mariupol-1.2674375. Ukraine crisis: Government troops recapture port city of Mariupol</ref> The headquarters of the DPR was captured, and Mariupol was declared provisional capital of Donetsk Oblast, in place of separtist-occupied Donetsk city.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27829773.Ukraine crisis: Kiev forces win back Mariupol</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |
Ukrainian troops gained control of the city on 13 June, with assistance from the National Guard.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-crisis-government-troops-recapture-port-city-of-mariupol-1.2674375. Ukraine crisis: Government troops recapture port city of Mariupol</ref> The headquarters of the DPR was captured, and Mariupol was declared provisional capital of Donetsk Oblast, in place of separtist-occupied Donetsk city.<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27829773.Ukraine crisis: Kiev forces win back Mariupol</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Ukrainian government retakes Mariupol |url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/13/ukrainian-government-retakes-mariupol/ |newspaper=euronews |location= |publisher= |date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=1 July 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ====Other cities==== | ====Other cities==== | ||
| Many smaller cities across Donetsk and Luhansk oblast have fallen to the separatists. | Many smaller cities across Donetsk and Luhansk oblast have fallen to the separatists. | ||
| In ] on 12 April, separatists failed to capture the local Ministry of Internal Affairs office, but instead captured the city administration building and raised the Donetsk People's Republic flag over it.<ref>, ''Сепаратисты подняли свой флаг над горсоветом Артемовска '', 13 April 2014.</ref> The city administration buildings in ] and ] were also captured.<ref>, ''Пророссийские активисты захватили райадминистрацию в Дружковке '', 12 April 2014.</ref><ref>, ''Ukraine crisis: Casualties in Sloviansk gun battles'', 13 April 2014.</ref><ref name=20AprilDeparture>, ''З Єнакієва зникли сепаратисти, які блокували міськраду '', 20 April 2014.</ref> Police repelled an attack by pro-Russian militants upon an office of the ] in ] on 12 April, but the building was later captured by the separatists after a skirmish.<ref>http://www.ghanaiannews.ca/ukraine-crisis-another-police-building-seized-in-east/. Ukraine Crisis: Another police building seized in east</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |
In ] on 12 April, separatists failed to capture the local Ministry of Internal Affairs office, but instead captured the city administration building and raised the Donetsk People's Republic flag over it.<ref>, ''Сепаратисты подняли свой флаг над горсоветом Артемовска '', 13 April 2014.</ref> The city administration buildings in ] and ] were also captured.<ref>, ''Пророссийские активисты захватили райадминистрацию в Дружковке '', 12 April 2014.</ref><ref>, ''Ukraine crisis: Casualties in Sloviansk gun battles'', 13 April 2014.</ref><ref name=20AprilDeparture>, ''З Єнакієва зникли сепаратисти, які блокували міськраду '', 20 April 2014.</ref> Police repelled an attack by pro-Russian militants upon an office of the ] in ] on 12 April, but the building was later captured by the separatists after a skirmish.<ref>http://www.ghanaiannews.ca/ukraine-crisis-another-police-building-seized-in-east/. Ukraine Crisis: Another police building seized in east</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Pro-Russian activists seize Interior Ministry branch in southeast Ukraine |url=http://www.efe.com/efe/noticias/english/portada/pro-russian-activists-seize-interior-ministry-branch-southeast-ukraine/4/63/2292684 |newspaper=EFE |location= |publisher= |date=12 April 2014 |accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref> Insurgents affiliated with the ] occupied a regional administration building in ] on 13 April, followed by a local administration building in ] on 14 April.<ref name="zhdanovka"/><ref name=rtapril14/><ref>, ''У Харцизьку "зелені чоловічки" захопили міськраду. "Регіонал" з ними '', 13 April 2014.</ref> Demonstrators hoisted the flag of the Donetsk People's Republic over the city administration buildings in ] and ] on 16 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://en.itar-tass.com/world/728259|title=Protesters hoist Donetsk People's Republic's flag in Novoazovsk, Krasnoarmeisk|publisher=ITAR-TASS|date=16 April 2014|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/04/16/333348/flags-of-donetsk-republic-were-raised-in-novoazovsk-and-krasnoarmeysk.html|title=Flags of Donetsk Republic were raised in Novoazovsk and Krasnoarmeysk|publisher=Focus Information Agency|date=16 April 2014|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> The local administration building in ] was similarly captured on 18 April.<ref name="severskpresstv">{{cite news|url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/04/18/359126/prorussians-seize-ukraines-seversk/|title=Pro-Russian activists seize Ukraine's Seversk|publisher=PressTV|date=18 April 2014|accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/pro-russian-groups-occupations-eastern-ukraine-kiev-geneva-deal|title=Pro-Russian separatists defiant as Ukraine peace moves flounder|publisher=The Guardian|date=18 April 2014|accessdate=20 April 2014}}</ref> Following the takeover, local police announced that they would co-operate with the activists.<ref name=severskpresstv/> On 20 April, separatists in Yenakiieve left the city administration building there which they had occupied since 13 April.<ref name=20AprilDeparture/> Despite this, by 27 May the city was still not under Ukrainian government control.<ref>http://online.wsj.com/articles/matthew-kaminski-contending-with-putins-hand-in-ukraines-badlands-1401233457</ref> Pro-Russian demonstrators in ] burnt down the offices of a newspaper that had been critical of the DPR on 22 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/apr/24/ukraine-press-freedom|title=Ukrainian newspaper office burned down after threats|publisher=The Guardian|date=28 April 2014|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> | ||
| 70 to 100 insurgents armed with assault rifles and rocket launches attacked a weapons depot in Artemivsk on 24 April.<ref name=depotaz>{{cite news|title=Eastern cities Artemivsk, Mariupol latest targets in Ukraine anti-terror operation|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukrainian-armed-forces-repel-attack-by-gunmen-on-military-compound-in-artemivsk-344883.html|newspaper=Kyiv Post|date=24 April 2014}}</ref> The depot housed around thirty ]. Ukrainian troops attempted to fight off the insurgents, but were forced to retreat after a substantial number of men were wounded by insurgent fire.<ref name=depotaz/><ref>, ''Військові відбили атаку на склади зброї в Артемівську, є поранені '', 24 April 2014.</ref> The Minister of Internal Affairs, ], said that the insurgents were led by a man with "an extensive bear", referring to the Russian militant Alexander Mozhaev.<ref name=depotaz/> Some thirty militants seized the police headquarters in Konstantinovka on 28 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/separatists-seize-konstantinovka-police-headquarters-in-eastern-ukraine/499009.html|title=Separatists Seize Konstantinovka Police Headquarters in Eastern Ukraine|publisher=The Moscow Times|date=28 April 2014|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> On the next day, a city administration building in ] was overrun by ] insurgents, who then raised their flag over it.<ref name="lugradar.net">{{cite web|url=http://lugradar.net/2014/04/13915 |title=Красный Луч и Первомайск "слились". Кто дальше? - Новости Луганска и Луганской области - Луганский Радар |publisher=Lugradar.net |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Автор: Ищук |url=http://podrobnosti.ua/society/2014/04/29/973666.html |title=Сепаратисты захватили горсовет Первомайска в Луганской области, - СМИ | Новости. Новости дня на сайте Подробности |publisher=Podrobnosti.ua |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On the same day, militants seized control over the city administration building in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jade Walker |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/30/ukraine-unrest-separatists-seize-buildings_n_5237530.html |title=Ukraine Unrest: Separatists Seize Buildings In Horlivka |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_30/Maidan-opponents-seize-Alchevsk-city-council-media-0782/ |title=Maidan opponents seize Alchevsk city council – media – News – Politics – The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video |publisher=The Voice of Russia |date=13 December 2013 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> In ], the city administration conceded to demands by separatist activists to support the ] being held on 11 May, and followed by raising the Russian flag over the city administration building.<ref name="lugradar.net" /> | 70 to 100 insurgents armed with assault rifles and rocket launches attacked a weapons depot in Artemivsk on 24 April.<ref name=depotaz>{{cite news|title=Eastern cities Artemivsk, Mariupol latest targets in Ukraine anti-terror operation|url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukrainian-armed-forces-repel-attack-by-gunmen-on-military-compound-in-artemivsk-344883.html|newspaper=Kyiv Post|date=24 April 2014}}</ref> The depot housed around thirty ]. Ukrainian troops attempted to fight off the insurgents, but were forced to retreat after a substantial number of men were wounded by insurgent fire.<ref name=depotaz/><ref>, ''Військові відбили атаку на склади зброї в Артемівську, є поранені '', 24 April 2014.</ref> The Minister of Internal Affairs, ], said that the insurgents were led by a man with "an extensive bear", referring to the Russian militant Alexander Mozhaev.<ref name=depotaz/> Some thirty militants seized the police headquarters in Konstantinovka on 28 April.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/separatists-seize-konstantinovka-police-headquarters-in-eastern-ukraine/499009.html|title=Separatists Seize Konstantinovka Police Headquarters in Eastern Ukraine|publisher=The Moscow Times|date=28 April 2014|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> On the next day, a city administration building in ] was overrun by ] insurgents, who then raised their flag over it.<ref name="lugradar.net">{{cite web|url=http://lugradar.net/2014/04/13915 |title=Красный Луч и Первомайск "слились". Кто дальше? - Новости Луганска и Луганской области - Луганский Радар |publisher=Lugradar.net |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Автор: Ищук |url=http://podrobnosti.ua/society/2014/04/29/973666.html |title=Сепаратисты захватили горсовет Первомайска в Луганской области, - СМИ | Новости. Новости дня на сайте Подробности |publisher=Podrobnosti.ua |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On the same day, militants seized control over the city administration building in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Jade Walker |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/30/ukraine-unrest-separatists-seize-buildings_n_5237530.html |title=Ukraine Unrest: Separatists Seize Buildings In Horlivka |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=30 April 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_30/Maidan-opponents-seize-Alchevsk-city-council-media-0782/ |title=Maidan opponents seize Alchevsk city council – media – News – Politics – The Voice of Russia: News, Breaking news, Politics, Economics, Business, Russia, International current events, Expert opinion, podcasts, Video |publisher=The Voice of Russia |date=13 December 2013 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> In ], the city administration conceded to demands by separatist activists to support the ] being held on 11 May, and followed by raising the Russian flag over the city administration building.<ref name="lugradar.net" /> | ||
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| Internal Affairs ministry spokesman Zoryan Shkyriak said that over 1,000 pro-Russian insurgents were killed in the first day following the resumption of hostilities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Терористи нервують та намагаються домовитися про "коридор" в РФ. Більше читайте тут: http://tsn.ua/politika/za-pershiy-den-vidnovlennya-ato-siloviki-znischili-ponad-1000-boyovikiv-357144.html|url=http://tsn.ua/politika/za-pershiy-den-vidnovlennya-ato-siloviki-znischili-ponad-1000-boyovikiv-357144.html|agency=TSN}}</ref> ''Liga.net'', citing a source involved with the government military operation, reported that over 400 insurgents were killed in action, but that the higher figures reported earlier could not be confirmed.<ref>http://news.liga.net/articles/politics/2373601-posle_peremiriya_v_pervyy_den_ato_ubito_bolshe_400_boevikov.htm</ref> Separatists themselves reported only two deaths in fighting at Nikolayevka.<ref></ref> | Internal Affairs ministry spokesman Zoryan Shkyriak said that over 1,000 pro-Russian insurgents were killed in the first day following the resumption of hostilities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Терористи нервують та намагаються домовитися про "коридор" в РФ. Більше читайте тут: http://tsn.ua/politika/za-pershiy-den-vidnovlennya-ato-siloviki-znischili-ponad-1000-boyovikiv-357144.html|url=http://tsn.ua/politika/za-pershiy-den-vidnovlennya-ato-siloviki-znischili-ponad-1000-boyovikiv-357144.html|agency=TSN}}</ref> ''Liga.net'', citing a source involved with the government military operation, reported that over 400 insurgents were killed in action, but that the higher figures reported earlier could not be confirmed.<ref>http://news.liga.net/articles/politics/2373601-posle_peremiriya_v_pervyy_den_ato_ubito_bolshe_400_boevikov.htm</ref> Separatists themselves reported only two deaths in fighting at Nikolayevka.<ref></ref> | ||
| Insurgents attacked a border post in ] on 2 July. During the attack, mortars were fired upon the post, and clashes broke out. One border guard was killed in the fighting, and another eight guardsmen were injured.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!—Staff writer(s); no by-line.—> |title=Guard killed in attack on border post, Ukraine says |url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/02/guard-killed-in-attack-on-border-post-ukraine-says/?intcmp=latestnews |newspaper=Fox News |location= |publisher= |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |
Insurgents attacked a border post in ] on 2 July. During the attack, mortars were fired upon the post, and clashes broke out. One border guard was killed in the fighting, and another eight guardsmen were injured.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!—Staff writer(s); no by-line.—> |title=Guard killed in attack on border post, Ukraine says |url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/02/guard-killed-in-attack-on-border-post-ukraine-says/?intcmp=latestnews |newspaper=Fox News |location= |publisher= |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Foreign ministers agree on Ukraine cease-fire path |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1427265/ukraine-4-troops-die-as-attacks-on-rebels-rise/ |newspaper=Global News |location= |publisher= |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate= }}</ref> | ||
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| On 4 May, a union of Chechen war veterans claimed that over 1,000 Chechen soldiers had been sent to Ukraine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rusvesna.su/news/1399211987 |title=Формируются батальоны добровольцев для отправки на Юго-Восток Украины | Русская весна |publisher=Rusvesna.su |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/05/4/7024368/ |title=Російський ''чеченський спецназ'' їде в Україну ''захищати'' південний схід | Українська правда |publisher=Pravda.com.ua |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> and Chechen paramilitaries were allegedly spotted in Sloviansk the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unian.net/politics/914777-sredi-terroristov-v-slavyanske-zamechenyi-chechenskie-boeviki-smi.html |title=Среди террористов в Славянске замечены чеченские боевики – СМИ : Новости УНИАН |publisher=Unian.net |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On 7 May the Chechen president, ], threatened to send tens of thousands of Chechen "volunteers" to the south of Ukraine if the "junta" in Kiev continued its "punitive operations."<ref>{{cite web|author=Catherine A. Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-this-week-poll-indicates-most-russians-dont-favor-annexation-but-many-yearn-for-soviet-re-union/#1746 |title=Russia This Week: Surge of Nationalism on Victory Day (5-9 May) | The Interpreter |publisher=Interpretermag.com |date=9 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> It has been reported that Kadyrov has engaged in an aggressive recruitment campaign in Chechnya for this operation, with witnesses claiming of recruitment centres in ], ], ], and ].<ref name=grozny>{{cite news|last=Goble|first=Paul|title=Grozny Forcing Chechens to Fight for Russian Side in Ukraine|url=http://www.interpretermag.com/grozny-forcing-chechens-to-fight-for-russian-side-in-ukraine/|newspaper=The Interpreter|date=8 May 2014}}</ref> The Kavkazcenter, the official website of the North Caucasus Islamic insurgency, claimed in mid-March, first, that the Chechen authorities had opened recruiting offices for "volunteers" wishing to fight in Ukraine and then that those offices had subsequently been suddenly closed.<ref name=chech>{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kadyrov-denies-chechen-military-involvement-ukraine-fighting/25379264.html |title=Kadyrov Denies Chechen Military Involvement in Ukraine Fighting |publisher=Rferl.org |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> | On 4 May, a union of Chechen war veterans claimed that over 1,000 Chechen soldiers had been sent to Ukraine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rusvesna.su/news/1399211987 |title=Формируются батальоны добровольцев для отправки на Юго-Восток Украины | Русская весна |publisher=Rusvesna.su |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2014/05/4/7024368/ |title=Російський ''чеченський спецназ'' їде в Україну ''захищати'' південний схід | Українська правда |publisher=Pravda.com.ua |date=4 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> and Chechen paramilitaries were allegedly spotted in Sloviansk the following day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unian.net/politics/914777-sredi-terroristov-v-slavyanske-zamechenyi-chechenskie-boeviki-smi.html |title=Среди террористов в Славянске замечены чеченские боевики – СМИ : Новости УНИАН |publisher=Unian.net |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On 7 May the Chechen president, ], threatened to send tens of thousands of Chechen "volunteers" to the south of Ukraine if the "junta" in Kiev continued its "punitive operations."<ref>{{cite web|author=Catherine A. Fitzpatrick |url=http://www.interpretermag.com/russia-this-week-poll-indicates-most-russians-dont-favor-annexation-but-many-yearn-for-soviet-re-union/#1746 |title=Russia This Week: Surge of Nationalism on Victory Day (5-9 May) | The Interpreter |publisher=Interpretermag.com |date=9 May 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> It has been reported that Kadyrov has engaged in an aggressive recruitment campaign in Chechnya for this operation, with witnesses claiming of recruitment centres in ], ], ], and ].<ref name=grozny>{{cite news|last=Goble|first=Paul|title=Grozny Forcing Chechens to Fight for Russian Side in Ukraine|url=http://www.interpretermag.com/grozny-forcing-chechens-to-fight-for-russian-side-in-ukraine/|newspaper=The Interpreter|date=8 May 2014}}</ref> The Kavkazcenter, the official website of the North Caucasus Islamic insurgency, claimed in mid-March, first, that the Chechen authorities had opened recruiting offices for "volunteers" wishing to fight in Ukraine and then that those offices had subsequently been suddenly closed.<ref name=chech>{{cite web|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/kadyrov-denies-chechen-military-involvement-ukraine-fighting/25379264.html |title=Kadyrov Denies Chechen Military Involvement in Ukraine Fighting |publisher=Rferl.org |date= |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| On 24 May, five lorries crossed the Ukraine-Russia border carrying militants aboard, with some reports suggesting among the militants were veteran Chechen soldiers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kyiv Post |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukraine-fails-to-prevent-illegal-border-crossing-by-a-group-of-armed-men-349126.html |title=Ukraine fails to prevent illegal border crossing by a group of armed men |publisher=Kyivpost.com |date=24 May 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Canada |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ukraine/article18842430 |title=Kiev decries Russia's frosty welcome for new president |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=26 May 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref> The following day units of the 'Vostok Battalion' arrived in Donetsk among a group of eight lorries filled with twenty soldiers each. The soldiers spoke ], and confirmed to the crowd they were from Chechnya.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> An American news crew was informed by fighters that they were Chechen volunteers.<ref></ref> | On 24 May, five lorries crossed the Ukraine-Russia border carrying militants aboard, with some reports suggesting among the militants were veteran Chechen soldiers.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kyiv Post |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/ukraine-fails-to-prevent-illegal-border-crossing-by-a-group-of-armed-men-349126.html |title=Ukraine fails to prevent illegal border crossing by a group of armed men |publisher=Kyivpost.com |date=24 May 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Canada |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/ukraine/article18842430 |title=Kiev decries Russia's frosty welcome for new president |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=26 May 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2014}}</ref> The following day units of the 'Vostok Battalion' arrived in Donetsk among a group of eight lorries filled with twenty soldiers each. The soldiers spoke ], and confirmed to the crowd they were from Chechnya.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> An American news crew was informed by fighters that they were Chechen volunteers.<ref></ref> | ||
| ], however, denied knowledge of the use of Chechen troops in Ukraine,<ref></ref><ref></ref> but a separatist commander however later confirmed that Chechens and militants of other ethnicities formed part of the among the ranks of the Donetsk People's Militia.<ref></ref> In the aftermath of the ] local authorities claimed that among the wounded militants were Chechens from Grozny and ].<ref name=nytchech>{{cite news|title=Russians Revealed Among Ukraine Fighters|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/world/europe/ukraine.html?_r=3|newspaper=New York Times|date=28 May 2014}}</ref> | ], however, denied knowledge of the use of Chechen troops in Ukraine,<ref></ref><ref></ref> but a separatist commander however later confirmed that Chechens and militants of other ethnicities formed part of the among the ranks of the Donetsk People's Militia.<ref></ref> In the aftermath of the ] local authorities claimed that among the wounded militants were Chechens from Grozny and ].<ref name=nytchech>{{cite news|title=Russians Revealed Among Ukraine Fighters|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/world/europe/ukraine.html?_r=3|newspaper=New York Times|date=28 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| Chechen militants interviewed by the '']'' and '']'' alleged that their involvement in the conflict was due to an order given by the Chechen president,<ref name=ftchch>{{cite news|last=Weaver|first=Courtney|title=Chechens join pro-Russians in battle foreast Ukraine|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dcf5e16e-e5bc-11e3-aeef-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz32whljxlA|newspaper=Financial Times|date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=nytchech /><ref name=vicechech>{{cite news|last=Salem|first=Harriet|title=Fighting in Ukraine Escalates as Militia Groups Flock to Donetsk|url=https://news.vice.com/article/fighting-in-ukraine-escalates-as-militia-groups-flock-to-donetsk|newspaper=VICE News|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> allegations which he strongly denied on 1 June.<ref></ref> In his statement he claimed that there are "74,000 Chechens who are willing to go to bring order to the territory of Ukraine," and that he would not send them to Donetsk, but to Kiev.<ref></ref> | Chechen militants interviewed by the '']'' and '']'' alleged that their involvement in the conflict was due to an order given by the Chechen president,<ref name=ftchch>{{cite news|last=Weaver|first=Courtney|title=Chechens join pro-Russians in battle foreast Ukraine|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dcf5e16e-e5bc-11e3-aeef-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz32whljxlA|newspaper=Financial Times|date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=nytchech /><ref name=vicechech>{{cite news|last=Salem|first=Harriet|title=Fighting in Ukraine Escalates as Militia Groups Flock to Donetsk|url=https://news.vice.com/article/fighting-in-ukraine-escalates-as-militia-groups-flock-to-donetsk|newspaper=VICE News|date=27 May 2014}}</ref> allegations which he strongly denied on 1 June.<ref></ref> In his statement he claimed that there are "74,000 Chechens who are willing to go to bring order to the territory of Ukraine," and that he would not send them to Donetsk, but to Kiev.<ref></ref> | ||
| =====Ossetian and Abkhaz paramilitaries===== | =====Ossetian and Abkhaz paramilitaries===== | ||
| On 4 May 2014, the United Ossetia party and the Union of Paratroopers in Georgia's breakaway ] announced the volunteer recruitment of veterans of the ] for "protection of the peaceful population of Ukraine's southeast."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gassyeva|first=Dina|title=Добровольцы из Южной Осетии намерены помочь юго-востоку Украины|url=http://ria.ru/world/20140504/1006495218.html|accessdate=6 May 2014|date=4 May 2014|agency=RIA Novosti|language=Russian}}</ref> Video published by an Osset militant group indicated that they were operating in Donetsk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://novosti.dn.ua/details/224674/ |title=Новости Донбасса :: В Донецк прибыли боевики из Осетии? |publisher=Novosti.dn.ua |date=9 March 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On 27 May soldiers interviewed admitted that there were 16 fighters from ] operating in Donetsk who had been operating in Donetsk two months prior.<ref name=ftchch /> The Head of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Mykola Lytvyn, said official records indicate the presence of ] militants as well.<ref></ref> | On 4 May 2014, the United Ossetia party and the Union of Paratroopers in Georgia's breakaway ] announced the volunteer recruitment of veterans of the ] for "protection of the peaceful population of Ukraine's southeast."<ref>{{cite news|last=Gassyeva|first=Dina|title=Добровольцы из Южной Осетии намерены помочь юго-востоку Украины|url=http://ria.ru/world/20140504/1006495218.html|accessdate=6 May 2014|date=4 May 2014|agency=RIA Novosti|language=Russian}}</ref> Video published by an Osset militant group indicated that they were operating in Donetsk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://novosti.dn.ua/details/224674/ |title=Новости Донбасса :: В Донецк прибыли боевики из Осетии? |publisher=Novosti.dn.ua |date=9 March 2014 |accessdate=14 May 2014}}</ref> On 27 May soldiers interviewed admitted that there were 16 fighters from ] operating in Donetsk who had been operating in Donetsk two months prior.<ref name=ftchch /> The Head of the State Border Service of Ukraine, Mykola Lytvyn, said official records indicate the presence of ] militants as well.<ref></ref> | ||
| On 1 June, insurgents from North and South Ossetia were open about their presence to reporters. "] they were killing us and the Russians saved us. I came here to pay my dues to them," said one named Oleg of the group of 16 within Vostok Battalion.<ref name=vbj1>{{cite news|last1=BACZYNSKA|first1=GABRIELA|title=More foreign fighters break cover among Ukraine separatists|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/01/us-ukraine-crisis-vostok-idUSKBN0EC1LL20140601|agency=Reuters|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> | On 1 June, insurgents from North and South Ossetia were open about their presence to reporters. "] they were killing us and the Russians saved us. I came here to pay my dues to them," said one named Oleg of the group of 16 within Vostok Battalion.<ref name=vbj1>{{cite news|last1=BACZYNSKA|first1=GABRIELA|title=More foreign fighters break cover among Ukraine separatists|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/01/us-ukraine-crisis-vostok-idUSKBN0EC1LL20140601|agency=Reuters|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| In a press briefing by the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), ] stated that militants were trained in a military facility in ], Russia. "Near Rostov-on-Don, there is a big military base where terrorists are preparing for deployment into the territory of the Ukrainian state. This is confirmed not only by our intelligence, but also Russian prisoners who were detained, and they testify about this base," Parubiy said. He added that more than a thousand militants are trained by Russian instructors, and then they in small armed groups try to break into the territory of Ukraine.<ref></ref> On 21 May, a Russian citizen with military experience was detained trying to enter the country, who upon investigation, was found to have recently trained in the Rostov facility.<ref></ref> | In a press briefing by the Ukrainian Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC), ] stated that militants were trained in a military facility in ], Russia. "Near Rostov-on-Don, there is a big military base where terrorists are preparing for deployment into the territory of the Ukrainian state. This is confirmed not only by our intelligence, but also Russian prisoners who were detained, and they testify about this base," Parubiy said. He added that more than a thousand militants are trained by Russian instructors, and then they in small armed groups try to break into the territory of Ukraine.<ref></ref> On 21 May, a Russian citizen with military experience was detained trying to enter the country, who upon investigation, was found to have recently trained in the Rostov facility.<ref></ref> | ||
| According to Russian 'volunteer' insurgent organiser Aleksandr Zhuchkovsky, Rostov-on-Don acts as a staging area for the activity where soldiers live in hotels, rented apartments and tent camps.<ref name=nytj9 /> | According to Russian 'volunteer' insurgent organiser Aleksandr Zhuchkovsky, Rostov-on-Don acts as a staging area for the activity where soldiers live in hotels, rented apartments and tent camps.<ref name=nytj9 /> | ||
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| ====Pro-government paramilitaries==== | ====Pro-government paramilitaries==== | ||
| Several pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries have been formed, and have fought against the Donbass People's Militia and other insurgent groups. These forces include the ], ], ], and ]'s ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |
Several pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries have been formed, and have fought against the Donbass People's Militia and other insurgent groups. These forces include the ], ], ], and ]'s ].<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff writer(s); no by-line. |title=Militia backed by presidential candidate Lyashko takes credit for assassination of Russian-backed separatist |url=http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/militia-backed-by-presidential-candidate-lyashko-takes-credit-for-murder-of-russian-backed-separatists-349093.html |newspaper=Kyiv Post |location= |publisher= |date=23 May |accessdate=21 June}}</ref> | ||
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| In a report from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/422998/human_rights_situation_in_ukraine_continues_to_deteriorate.html |title=Human Rights Situation in Ukraine Continues To Deteriorate|date=22 May 2014|work=Русский Мир Украина|accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref> ], UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights,<ref name="Русский Мир Украина">{{cite news|url=http://rusmir.in.ua/pol/5435-obraschenie-doneckoy-narodnoy-respubliki.html#|title=Обращение ДНР ко всему цивилизованному миру|date=28 April 2014|work=Русский Мир Украина|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> wrote about illegal detention, abduction and intimidation of election officials, and called for urgent action to prevent a ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uns-ivan-simonovic-fears-ukraine-heading-bloody-balkans-style-war-1449023|title=UN's Ivan Simonovic Fears Ukraine Heading for Bloody Balkans-Style War|date=18 May 2014|work=IBT|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> He also warned of a humanitarian crisis due to a failure of social services in the region, and an exodus of people from affected areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/19/us-ukraine-crisis-election-un-idUSBREA4I0JF20140519|title=U.N. sees abductions, intimidation of election officials in Ukraine|date=19 May 2014|work=Reuters|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> He said, "Donetsk is on the verge of collapse of social services" due to a shortage of crucial supplies, such as medicines like insulin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/20/un-warns-exodus-east-ukraine|title=UN warns of exodus from east Ukraine|date=20 May 2014|work=SBS|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> A medicine shortage was confirmed by Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vlasti.net/news/192702|title=Опасность инсулинозависимых людей на Юго-Востоке Украины|date=23 May 2014|work=Vlasti.net|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> | In a report from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/422998/human_rights_situation_in_ukraine_continues_to_deteriorate.html |title=Human Rights Situation in Ukraine Continues To Deteriorate|date=22 May 2014|work=Русский Мир Украина|accessdate=22 May 2014}}</ref> ], UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights,<ref name="Русский Мир Украина">{{cite news|url=http://rusmir.in.ua/pol/5435-obraschenie-doneckoy-narodnoy-respubliki.html#|title=Обращение ДНР ко всему цивилизованному миру|date=28 April 2014|work=Русский Мир Украина|accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> wrote about illegal detention, abduction and intimidation of election officials, and called for urgent action to prevent a ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uns-ivan-simonovic-fears-ukraine-heading-bloody-balkans-style-war-1449023|title=UN's Ivan Simonovic Fears Ukraine Heading for Bloody Balkans-Style War|date=18 May 2014|work=IBT|accessdate=18 May 2014}}</ref> He also warned of a humanitarian crisis due to a failure of social services in the region, and an exodus of people from affected areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/19/us-ukraine-crisis-election-un-idUSBREA4I0JF20140519|title=U.N. sees abductions, intimidation of election officials in Ukraine|date=19 May 2014|work=Reuters|accessdate=19 May 2014}}</ref> He said, "Donetsk is on the verge of collapse of social services" due to a shortage of crucial supplies, such as medicines like insulin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/05/20/un-warns-exodus-east-ukraine|title=UN warns of exodus from east Ukraine|date=20 May 2014|work=SBS|accessdate=20 May 2014}}</ref> A medicine shortage was confirmed by Prime Minister ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vlasti.net/news/192702|title=Опасность инсулинозависимых людей на Юго-Востоке Украины|date=23 May 2014|work=Vlasti.net|accessdate=23 May 2014}}</ref> | ||
| By 11 June 225 people had been killed in the Donetsk Oblast since the government counter-offensive against the insurgents began, according to the ] in Ukraine. Between 15,000 and 20,000 ] arrived in ] from Sloviansk after the Ukrainian Armed Forces intensified shelling on the city at the end of May. Remaining residents of the besieged city are without water, gas, and electricity. Despite this, most residents have remained. Russian officials said that 70,000 refugees had fled across the border into Russia since the fighting began.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine's humanitarian crisis worsens as tens of thousands flee combat in east |first=Alec |last=Luhn |work=Guardian |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=15 June 2014 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/12/ukraine-humanitarian-crisis-tens-of-thousands-flee|postscript= |
By 11 June 225 people had been killed in the Donetsk Oblast since the government counter-offensive against the insurgents began, according to the ] in Ukraine. Between 15,000 and 20,000 ] arrived in ] from Sloviansk after the Ukrainian Armed Forces intensified shelling on the city at the end of May. Remaining residents of the besieged city are without water, gas, and electricity. Despite this, most residents have remained. Russian officials said that 70,000 refugees had fled across the border into Russia since the fighting began.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ukraine's humanitarian crisis worsens as tens of thousands flee combat in east |first=Alec |last=Luhn |work=Guardian |date=12 June 2014 |accessdate=15 June 2014 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/12/ukraine-humanitarian-crisis-tens-of-thousands-flee|postscript= Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. {{inconsistent citations}} }}</ref> | ||
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