Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery Tuesday, October 14, at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport, which is on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country has left more than 3,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire artillery Tuesday, October 14, at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport, which is on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country has left more than 3,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.
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Smoke rises behind the train station in Donetsk, Ukraine, during an artillery battle between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces on Sunday, October 12.
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Smoke rises behind the train station in Donetsk, Ukraine, during an artillery battle between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government forces on Sunday, October 12.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, inspects Ukrainian army positions close to Donetsk on Friday, October 10.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, inspects Ukrainian army positions close to Donetsk on Friday, October 10.
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The main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport is hit by shelling during fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces on Wednesday, October 8.
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The main terminal of Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport is hit by shelling during fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces on Wednesday, October 8.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire mortars toward Ukrainian positions near to the Donetsk airport on October 8.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire mortars toward Ukrainian positions near to the Donetsk airport on October 8.
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A pro-Russian rebel walks past a burning house after shelling in the town of Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday, October 5.
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A pro-Russian rebel walks past a burning house after shelling in the town of Donetsk, Ukraine, on Sunday, October 5.
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An Ukrainian sniper aims his weapon at a checkpoint near Popasna, Ukraine, on Thursday, October 2.
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An Ukrainian sniper aims his weapon at a checkpoint near Popasna, Ukraine, on Thursday, October 2.
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Smoke rises from the area near the Donetsk airport after heavy shelling on October 2.
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Smoke rises from the area near the Donetsk airport after heavy shelling on October 2.
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An injured man is transported at a hospital after shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, October 1.
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An injured man is transported at a hospital after shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, October 1.
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A woman injured at a bus station cries at a Donetsk hospital on October 1.
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A woman injured at a bus station cries at a Donetsk hospital on October 1.
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A pro-Russian rebel guards a damaged school in Donetsk on October 1.
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A pro-Russian rebel guards a damaged school in Donetsk on October 1.
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Ukrainian servicemen patrol in the Donetsk region on Friday, September 26.
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Ukrainian servicemen patrol in the Donetsk region on Friday, September 26.
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A pro-Russian rebel guards a destroyed bridge in Nyzhnya Krynka, Ukraine, on Tuesday, September 23.
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A pro-Russian rebel guards a destroyed bridge in Nyzhnya Krynka, Ukraine, on Tuesday, September 23.
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Residents clean up debris at a building damaged by rockets in Debaltseve, Ukraine, on Monday, September 22.
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Residents clean up debris at a building damaged by rockets in Debaltseve, Ukraine, on Monday, September 22.
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A firefighter checks out a damaged office building after shelling in Donetsk on Sunday, September 21.
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A firefighter checks out a damaged office building after shelling in Donetsk on Sunday, September 21.
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A Ukrainian soldier guards pro-Russian rebels during a prisoner exchange near Donetsk on September 21.
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A Ukrainian soldier guards pro-Russian rebels during a prisoner exchange near Donetsk on September 21.
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Members of the Ukrainian military, held as prisoners of war, sit in a bus waiting to be exchanged near Donetsk on Saturday, September 20.
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Members of the Ukrainian military, held as prisoners of war, sit in a bus waiting to be exchanged near Donetsk on Saturday, September 20.
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Smoke rises after an explosion at a weapons factory controlled by pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk on September 20. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
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Smoke rises after an explosion at a weapons factory controlled by pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk on September 20. The cause of the explosion was not immediately known.
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A Ukrainian helicopter patrols an area near Donetsk on September 20.
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A Ukrainian helicopter patrols an area near Donetsk on September 20.
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A firefighter walks past the rubble of a building destroyed by shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 17.
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A firefighter walks past the rubble of a building destroyed by shelling in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 17.
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A protester holds a smoke bomb during a demonstration outside the Presidential Palace in Kiev, Ukraine, on September 17. Activists protested the adoption of legislation giving greater autonomy to rebel-held parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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A protester holds a smoke bomb during a demonstration outside the Presidential Palace in Kiev, Ukraine, on September 17. Activists protested the adoption of legislation giving greater autonomy to rebel-held parts of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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A man covers the body of his mother, who was killed on a bus during a battle in Donetsk on Tuesday, September 16.
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A man covers the body of his mother, who was killed on a bus during a battle in Donetsk on Tuesday, September 16.
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People walk through a market Monday, September 15, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
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People walk through a market Monday, September 15, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
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Smoke rises around the Donetsk International Airport on Saturday, September 13, as shelling continues between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian army.
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Smoke rises around the Donetsk International Airport on Saturday, September 13, as shelling continues between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian army.
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A Ukrainian soldier stands guard as residents rally in support of a united Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on September 13.
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A Ukrainian soldier stands guard as residents rally in support of a united Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on September 13.
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Russian trucks, flying Russian flags and carrying humanitarian aid for eastern Ukraine, line up at a border checkpoint in Donetsk on September 13.
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Russian trucks, flying Russian flags and carrying humanitarian aid for eastern Ukraine, line up at a border checkpoint in Donetsk on September 13.
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Workers unload supplies from Russia in Luhansk, Ukraine, on September 13. More than 200 Russian trucks entered Ukraine with supplies for the city, which has been cut off from electricity and water for weeks.
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Workers unload supplies from Russia in Luhansk, Ukraine, on September 13. More than 200 Russian trucks entered Ukraine with supplies for the city, which has been cut off from electricity and water for weeks.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride on an armored vehicle near Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on September 13.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride on an armored vehicle near Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on September 13.
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People look at a large crater from a reported missile strike that hit a bus station Friday, September 12, in Makiivka, Ukraine.
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People look at a large crater from a reported missile strike that hit a bus station Friday, September 12, in Makiivka, Ukraine.
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Workers clear rubble Thursday, September 11, after the bombing of a mine in Donetsk.
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Workers clear rubble Thursday, September 11, after the bombing of a mine in Donetsk.
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A column of Ukrainian forces is seen in Volnovakha, Ukraine, on September 11.
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A column of Ukrainian forces is seen in Volnovakha, Ukraine, on September 11.
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An elderly woman sits next to a Ukrainian soldier standing guard in Volnovakha on September 11.
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An elderly woman sits next to a Ukrainian soldier standing guard in Volnovakha on September 11.
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Armed pro-Russian rebels walk September 11 in front of the destroyed Luhansk International Airport. The rebels took control of the airport on September 1 after heavy fighting with the Ukrainian army.
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Armed pro-Russian rebels walk September 11 in front of the destroyed Luhansk International Airport. The rebels took control of the airport on September 1 after heavy fighting with the Ukrainian army.
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Residents of Lutuhyne, Ukraine, push containers in a wheelbarrow September 11 as they walk between destroyed armored vehicles left behind by the Ukrainian army.
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Residents of Lutuhyne, Ukraine, push containers in a wheelbarrow September 11 as they walk between destroyed armored vehicles left behind by the Ukrainian army.
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Ukrainian troops protect themselves from a nearby shooting in Debaltseve on Tuesday, September 9.
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Ukrainian troops protect themselves from a nearby shooting in Debaltseve on Tuesday, September 9.
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Young residents of Berdyansk, Ukraine, dig trenches September 9 to help Ukrainian forces protect the city from possible rebel attacks.
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Young residents of Berdyansk, Ukraine, dig trenches September 9 to help Ukrainian forces protect the city from possible rebel attacks.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, inspects military personnel during a visit to Mariupol on Monday, September 8.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, inspects military personnel during a visit to Mariupol on Monday, September 8.
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A pro-Russian rebel stands next to a truck with a heavy machine gun attached to it Sunday, September 7, in Donetsk.
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A pro-Russian rebel stands next to a truck with a heavy machine gun attached to it Sunday, September 7, in Donetsk.
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Homes smolder after being hit by shelling in Donetsk on September 7.
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Homes smolder after being hit by shelling in Donetsk on September 7.
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A woman stands next to a road sign September 7 after an overnight bombing attack at an Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol.
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A woman stands next to a road sign September 7 after an overnight bombing attack at an Ukrainian army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mariupol.
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Ukrainian troops stand on a deserted road as they patrol the border area of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions Friday, September 5, near Debaltseve.
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Ukrainian troops stand on a deserted road as they patrol the border area of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions Friday, September 5, near Debaltseve.
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A man repairs damage to a building caused by shelling in Donetsk on September 5.
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A man repairs damage to a building caused by shelling in Donetsk on September 5.
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Smoke rises on the outskirts of Mariupol after pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery on September 5.
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Smoke rises on the outskirts of Mariupol after pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery on September 5.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank on a road close to where pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery outside Mariupol on September 5.
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Ukrainian soldiers ride a tank on a road close to where pro-Russian rebels fired heavy artillery outside Mariupol on September 5.
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A wounded Ukrainian soldier is helped by a medical team on the outskirts of Mariupol on September 5.
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A wounded Ukrainian soldier is helped by a medical team on the outskirts of Mariupol on September 5.
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A pro-Russian rebel holds a destroyed weapon in the village of Novokaterynivka, Ukraine, on Thursday, September 4.
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A pro-Russian rebel holds a destroyed weapon in the village of Novokaterynivka, Ukraine, on Thursday, September 4.
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Unmarked military vehicles burn on a country road in Berezove, Ukraine, on September 4 after a clash between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. For months, Ukrainian government forces have been fighting the rebels near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia.
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Unmarked military vehicles burn on a country road in Berezove, Ukraine, on September 4 after a clash between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels. For months, Ukrainian government forces have been fighting the rebels near Ukraine's eastern border with Russia.
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People wait by their cars near Berezove on September 4 as rockets hit the road ahead.
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People wait by their cars near Berezove on September 4 as rockets hit the road ahead.
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A pro-Russian rebel holds a dog, which has a hand grenade attached to its leash, in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 3.
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A pro-Russian rebel holds a dog, which has a hand grenade attached to its leash, in Donetsk on Wednesday, September 3.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire at Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk on September 3.
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Pro-Russian rebels fire at Ukrainian army positions in Donetsk on September 3.
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A Ukrainian military vehicle patrols in the Donetsk region on September 3.
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A Ukrainian military vehicle patrols in the Donetsk region on September 3.
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Pro-Russian rebels hold a man near a column of destroyed Ukrainian military vehicles in Novokaterynivka on Tuesday, September 2.
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Pro-Russian rebels hold a man near a column of destroyed Ukrainian military vehicles in Novokaterynivka on Tuesday, September 2.
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A Ukrainian military truck passes by a serviceman resting in his military camp in Ukraine's Donetsk region on September 2.
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A Ukrainian military truck passes by a serviceman resting in his military camp in Ukraine's Donetsk region on September 2.
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