Ukraine Pledges Continued Offensive Against Rebels
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised to continue a military offensive against pro-Russian rebels after his forces retook key insurgent strongholds.
Recapturing Slovyansk and Kramatorsk in the battle-torn eastern part of the country is the biggest victory so far in Ukraine’s campaign against rebels. The pro-Russian insurgents are regrouping in Donetsk in preparation for an onslaught against the regional capital, Denis Pushilin, leader of the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, said on Twitter, adding that his forces abandoned two more villages overnight.