Pro-Russia rebels chased from eastern Ukraine strongholds blew up three bridges leading to the regional capital of Donetsk on July 7 in an apparent effort to thwart the further advance of a reinvigorated Ukrainian army.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Los Angeles Times: Pro-Russia rebels bomb bridges to slow advance of Ukrainian troops
A Ukrainian flag is set on the city hall of Slavyansk on July 7, 2014. Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on Monday in Ukraine's sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the bloody battle for the future of the country.
