Four coffins laid outside the Church of Pentecost in rebel held Sloviansk's main square on May 7 were a bitter reminder of the human cost of the mounting violence in the south-east and eastern regions of Ukraine. The four men were killed in clashes between the rebel, pro-Russia forces and the Ukrainian army on 5 May near Semovka. Three of the bodies were reportedly members of the local militia, while the other was the driver of a truck which caught fire during the hour-long exchange of fire between the rebels and soldiers.
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