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Reuters: Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels; Russia starts drill near border

Published April 25, 2014 at 9:34 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin said sanctions were \"dishonourable\" and destroyed the global economy, but that so far the damage to Russia had not been critical.

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Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists' military stronghold in the east, and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, raising fears its troops would invade.