Slaviansk

• Pushed from Slaviansk, Ukraine Rebels Barricade Donetsk

  Pro-Russian rebels erected new barricades on the streets of Donetsk on Monday, preparing to make a stand in the city of a million people after losing their bastion in the town of Slaviansk in the worst defeat of their three-month uprising.

• Ukraine Hails Capture of Rebel Stronghold as Turning Point in Conflict

  Ukrainian security officials said on Sunday they were in full control of the former rebel stronghold of Slaviansk after re-taking it in a victory which President Petro Poroshenko said could mark a turning point in the fight against the separatists.

• Three Ukrainian Military Killed in Rebel Attack: Military Spokesman

  Three members of the Ukrainian military were killed on Saturday when pro-Russian separatists attacked their post near the eastern flashpoint city of Slaviansk with small arms and mortar fire, a military spokesman said.

• Residents of East Ukraine in a Daily Struggle to Survive

  Clutching empty plastic bottles, hundreds of people stand waiting for water in this besieged city, with the almost constant thud of artillery shells echoing in the distance.

• Ukraine Moves Special Forces to Odessa After Helicopter Downed in East

  Pro-Russian rebels shot down a Ukrainian helicopter in fierce fighting near the eastern town of Slaviansk on Monday, and Kiev drafted police special forces to the southwestern port city of Odessa to halt a feared westward spread of rebellion.

• Ukraine rebels free Swedish hostage; Barack Obama seeks unity against Russia

  Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine freed a Swedish observer on Sunday, but said they had no plans to release seven other European monitors they have been holding for three days.