Resurgent Ukrainian forces on Sunday pursued retreating pro-Russian rebels after seizing their symbolic bastion in a morale-boosting win that appeared to dim hopes for a ceasefire in the bloody separatist insurgency. Western-backed President Petro Poroshenko called the moment when his troops hoisted the Ukrainian flag over the militias' seat of power in Slavyansk "a turning point" in a campaign that has killed nearly 500 people and inflamed East-West ties.
Agence France-Presse: Ukraine’s first big win over rebels dims truce hopes
Ukrainian army soldiers inspect weapons left behind by rebel forces following the recapture of Sloviansk on July 5.
