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Thousands of residents were heading out of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, fearing more violence as government forces moved closer to the city. Families queued for hours to get on a train that would take them to a safer part of the country.

Separatist leaders estimate 70,000 residents have already left the city.

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