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 Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on April 15 as Kyiv said an "anti-terrorist operation" against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armored personnel carriers seen near a flashpoint eastern town. Twenty-four hours after an Ukrainian ultimatum expired for the separatists to lay down their arms, witnesses however saw no signs yet that Kyiv forces were about to storm state buildings in the Russian-speaking east that the rebels have occupied.

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