Standing in front of a small Moscow church last September, President Vladimir Putin told journalists that he had lit candles inside for people who had been injured or given up their lives defending Novorossia.
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Armed pro-Russian rebels take part in a Victory day parade rehearsal in Donetsk in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic on May 5, 2015.
