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Ukraine said it had detained a top ally of ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych Saturday, accusing him of causing harm to the "territorial integrity" of the crisis-hit country.

Law enforcement authorities detained Oleksandr Yefremov accusing him of “infringement on the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” Prosecutor-General Yuriy Lutsenko wrote on Facebook.

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