Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- July 6, 2014

Ukraine Says Forces Will Press Forward After Taking Rebel Stronghold -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ukraine's government said it would quickly seize more territory from rebels after re-taking the separatist stronghold of Slaviansk in what President Petro Poroshenko called a turning point in the fight for control of the country's east.

Government forces routed pro-Russian rebels in the flashpoint city on Saturday and raised the blue and yellow national flag over what had for months been a separatist redoubt.

On Sunday, Ukrainian forces shelled parts of the rebel-held town of Luhansk near the Russian border, hitting a battery-making factory and other buildings, Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency reported, quoting rebels in the town.

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Ukraine Civil War News Updates -- July 6, 2014

Ukrainian forces shelling residential areas of Lugansk (PHOTOS, VIDEO) -- RT
Kiev promises not to bomb Donetsk, Lugansk -- Russia Beyond the Headlines
Ukraine Pledges Continued Offensive Against Rebels -- Bloomberg
Ukraine Presses Forward after Capture of Rebel Stronghold -- VOA
Defense minister says anti-terrorist operation to continue until Ukraine's east is reclaimed -- Kyiv Post
Rebels on the run after Ukraine forces recapture strategic city -- Al Jazeera
Slovyansk rebuilds as Ukraine rebels regroup in Donetsk -- Euronews
Ukraine rebels vow to fight on after abandoning Slavyansk -- Financial Times
Ukraine rebels regroup in Donetsk -- Al Jazeera
Ukraine rebels regroup after losing Sloviansk -- BBC
Thousands Cheer Pro-Russia Rebels at Ukraine Rally -- AP
Ukraine’s first big win over rebels dims truce hopes -- AFP
Reconciliation in Ukraine will take years - Russian FM's ombudsman -- Voice of Russia
Armed standoff causes $100 million damage to Luhansk region — administration -- ITAR-TASS