Ukraine Army Takes Two More Eastern Cities -- Euronews
A day after government forces captured the key rebel stronghold of Slovyansk, Kyiv says it has taken two more cities in eastern Ukraine from pro-Russian separatists.
The website of President Poroshenko said the Ukrainian flag had been raised in Artemivsk and Druzhkivka.
On Sunday, rebels retreated from Slovyansk later regrouping in Donetsk.
The Ukrainian army’s forward momentum means the separatists have been pushed back across much of the east, though they still largely control the regional capitals of Luhansk and Donetsk, as well as the city of Horlivka.
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