Ukraine's Forces Say Close to Taking Rebel-Held Donetsk

KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russian separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday.

The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said Kiev’s forces had now cut Donetsk off from the other main rebel-held city of Luhansk on the border with Russia. 

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