Pro-Russia fighters driven out of Slavyansk regroup in city where they declared independence as ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’Three bridges on key roads leading into the Ukrainian city of Donetsk were blown up on Monday in an apparent attempt to slow down any possible assault by government forces on the rebel-held stronghold.Separatist fighters driven out of Slavyansk and other eastern towns by the Ukrainian army over the weekend had regrouped in Donetsk, a city of a million people where pro-Russia rebels have declared independence as the Donetsk People’s Republic. Pavel Gubarev, the region’s self-described governor, had promised “real partisan war around the …read more
Source: The Guardian
