Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on April 24 and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried what he described as a "punitive operation."
Associated Press: Clashes in east Ukraine leave at least two dead
Ukrainian special forces take position at an abandoned roadblock in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on April 24, 2014.
