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Tensions in Donetsk are running high following the bloodiest day of the uprising that saw Ukrainian forces kill as many 50 pro-Russian rebels during a raid at Donetsk airport.

Pro-Moscow supporters are bolstering defences amid fears government troops are to launch a full-scale military assault on the city.

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