Donetsk Vote

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  Ukraine Says Recaptured Territory In East, As Annexation Polls Open

  Kyiv said Friday its forces had recaptured a village in the eastern Donetsk region and territory around another war-scarred town there, as Moscow-proxies held votes on annexation by Russia.

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  Opinion: Why India Abstained At UN Vote On Russia

  The clear act of war by Russia, as its forces moved beyond the rebel Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk and entered the capital Kiev, marks one of the biggest military invasions in Europe since World War 2 - and for India

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  Pro-Russia Rebels Vote for Leaders in Eastern Ukraine

  Pro-Russian rebels elected a separatist leadership in eastern Ukraine on Sunday in a vote President Petro Poroshenko called "a farce."

• Rebel Says 30 Insurgents Killed in Eastern Ukraine

  At least 30 bodies of killed fighters have been brought to a hospital following a day of heavy fighting in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, in which the government forces used combat jets against pro-Russia rebels, an insurgent said Tuesday.

• In Fear of Violence, Ukraine's Eastern Hub Becomes Ghost Town

  It was polling day in Ukraine's eastern capital, Donetsk, but the long, leafy avenues were all but empty as residents, unable to vote in the presidential election, stayed at home in fear of violence from pro-Russian militants.

• 'Chocolate King' Petro Poroshenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Presidential Poll

  Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine's presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in a first round of voting and, vowing to end a conflict with pro-Russian rebels, he pledged to align his country with Europe.

• Ukraine Defends Vote Despite Unrest, Vladimir Putin Pledges 'Respect'

  Vladimir Putin promised that Russia would work with the new Ukrainian administration formed after a presidential election on Sunday that the Kiev government said on Saturday would anchor the ex-Soviet state to the West.

• Insurgents in Eastern Ukraine Declare Independence

  Pro-Russia insurgents declared independence Monday for Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions and those in Donetsk even asked to join Russia - a day after they held a vote that Ukraine's government and the West said violated international law.

• 89 Per Cent Votes for Independence in East Ukraine Referendum

  At least 89 percent of the voters in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region cast ballots in favour of independence in Sunday's referendum, media reported Monday.

• Rebels in East Ukraine Claim Landslide Vote for Independence

  Pro-Russian rebels claimed voters in eastern Ukraine massively backed independence in a disputed poll that Kiev and the West dismissed as an illegal "farce", with complete results awaited Monday.

• Rebels in Ukraine Claim Big Turnout for Vote Dismissed by West

  Kiev and the West have dismissed it as a 'farce' that could worsen the violence wracking the ex-Soviet nation.

• Rebels Claim Mass Turnout in East Ukraine Vote for Self-Rule

  Pro-Russian rebels claimed a massive turnout in a vote they held on Sunday to split east Ukraine into two independent republics, though Kiev slammed it as a "farce" amid Western fears it could lead to civil war.

• Ukraine Rebels Snub Vladimir Putin, Will Press Ahead with Referendum

  Pro-Moscow rebels fighting in east Ukraine vowed Thursday to press on with a disputed independence referendum, ignoring a call from President Vladimir Putin to postpone the vote in a bid to ease tensions.