Thousands cheer pro-Russia rebels at Ukraine rally

Driven out of their key stronghold in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists regrouped yesterday in the city of Donetsk, vowing to renew their fight against the government in Kiev before thousands of cheering supporters at a rally. Ukrainian troops on Saturday forced the rebels out of Slovyansk, a city of about 100,000 that had been the center of the fighting. The government's success there suggested it may finally be making gains in the months-long battle against the insurgency.

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