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Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
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19:00 1.11.2014

Tweet from the U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe:

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Here's our correspondent Robert Coalson's curtain-raiser about the vote in Donbas tomorrow.

"What the separatists -- with the endorsement of Moscow -- are doing right now is that they are running elections to legitimize the breakaway region and to create a frozen conflict."

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12:49 1.11.2014

From our news desk:

The spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has reported six government soldiers were killed and another 10 wounded in fighting since October 31.

Spokesman Volodymyr Polyovy provided that casualty count at a news briefing on November 1 but did not specify where the soldiers were killed and wounded.

Fighting has continued unabated in eastern Ukraine despite a cease-fire agreement the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists reached in early September.

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We have a great photo gallery from war-torn Donetsk.

Daily Life In War-Torn Donbas

Rebel field commander Igor Bezler, who is known to his comrades as "Bes," plays guitar at the wedding of one of his unit members in Gorlovka, in the Donetsk region.
1/10 Rebel field commander Igor Bezler, who is known to his comrades as "Bes," plays guitar at the wedding of one of his unit members in Gorlovka, in the Donetsk region.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
Tatiana, a nurse assisting pro-separatist fighters, inside a dugout at a rebel checkpoint in Gorlovka.
2/10 Tatiana, a nurse assisting pro-separatist fighters, inside a dugout at a rebel checkpoint in Gorlovka.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
Nikolai sells grapes, grown in his own garden, to an elderly woman in front of a destroyed building in Gorlovka. According to the new separatist mayor, 80 percent of the city's population has returned to their homes. Job opportunities are still very limited
3/10 Nikolai sells grapes, grown in his own garden, to an elderly woman in front of a destroyed building in Gorlovka. According to the new separatist mayor, 80 percent of the city's population has returned to their homes. Job opportunities are still very limited
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
A separatist takes cover in the Kiyevskiy district of Donetsk. The district is close to the airport, which has been the scene of much of the fighting.
4/10 A separatist takes cover in the Kiyevskiy district of Donetsk. The district is close to the airport, which has been the scene of much of the fighting.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
A poster calling on people to vote in the disputed November 2 elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is being set up on the Shevchenko boulevard in Donetsk.
5/10 A poster calling on people to vote in the disputed November 2 elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is being set up on the Shevchenko boulevard in Donetsk.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
Several local families are living in a bomb shelter in the Petrovskiy district of Donetsk. Their houses were destroyed by shelling.
6/10 Several local families are living in a bomb shelter in the Petrovskiy district of Donetsk. Their houses were destroyed by shelling.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
A young refugee boy unwraps chocolate distributed by volunteers in accommodation for displaced Ukrainians in Donetsk. Despite the truce between the separatists and Ukrainian government forces, there is still sporadic fighting. Refugees from shelled areas have sheltered inside Donetsk University campus buildings.
7/10 A young refugee boy unwraps chocolate distributed by volunteers in accommodation for displaced Ukrainians in Donetsk. Despite the truce between the separatists and Ukrainian government forces, there is still sporadic fighting. Refugees from shelled areas have sheltered inside Donetsk University campus buildings.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
Iosif Kobzon, a singer known for his loyalty to the Kremlin, and Aleksandr Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, sing a Soviet-era song together during a concert in Donetsk. 
8/10 Iosif Kobzon, a singer known for his loyalty to the Kremlin, and Aleksandr Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, sing a Soviet-era song together during a concert in Donetsk. 
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
<span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In Donetsk, b</span>ags of humanitarian aid are ready to be distributed to mothers with small&nbsp;children.
9/10 In Donetsk, bags of humanitarian aid are ready to be distributed to mothers with small children.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
While aid is available in the city of Donetsk, it is harder to distribute it to the&nbsp;more isolated areas of the&nbsp;Donbas region.
10/10 While aid is available in the city of Donetsk, it is harder to distribute it to the more isolated areas of the Donbas region.
Photojournalist Petr Shelomovskiy has covered the unfolding of the Ukraine crisis: from the Euromaidan protests in Kyiv, the fighting in eastern Ukraine, to the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. In this series of photos, he looks at the harsh realities of daily life in Donbas, a region in eastern Ukraine still blighted by war.
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