Ukrainian soldiers are reinforcing their positions in areas recently reclaimed from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. With the help of high-tech gadgetry and brute force, government officers claim they have the upper hand. But as VOA's Gabe Joselow reports, outright victory for Kyiv's army will not be easy.
Some have questioned whether the incident happened at all.
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has released its daily map of the military situation in eastern Ukraine:
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Russian paratroopers awarded medal, but for what?
Igor Girkin, aka Strelkov, has been awarded a medal by the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR). He had been its defense minister.