| Separatists in Lugansk calling themselves the Southeastern Army are insisting Kiev recognize them as a formal military unit. |
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| Yuri says since Sunday they have stopped three small convoys of rocket-launchers advancing to Lugansk. |
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| Secession demonstrations have also started in nearby Karkiv and Lugansk. |
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| According to media reports, armed groups have regrouped in Donetsk and Lugansk, from which more and more residents have fled and others are trapped in zones of heavy fighting. |
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