Ukrainian volunteers seized the strategic rebel-held town of Ilovaisk last month "quickly and greedily" without loss of life, said their commander Semyon Semyonchenko, marking another triumph over Russia-backed rebels in the east.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Wall Street Journal: Ukraine suffers harsh defeat in eastern town
The wreckege of an Armoured Personel Carrier is seen at an abandoned checkpoint in Olenivka, 20 Km south of Donetsk, on September 1, 2014. According to villagers, the Ukranian army retreated on August 31, after a fierce fight with the Pro-Russians. Representatives of pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine are seeking a special status for the region, a report said Monday, in what would constitute a de facto division of the country.
