DONETSK - The big tree with the glimmering holiday lights is up but the festive spirit is missing on Lenin Square in the heart of east Ukraine's rebel stronghold of Donetsk.
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Agence France-Presse: Conflict-hit east Ukraine struggles for festive joy
The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, addresses the people during the celebration of the beginning of the New Year holidays in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Dec. 25, 2014.
