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Ukraine on edge as violence in rebel-held territory spikes

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A Ukrainian soldier looks at a hole from a shell fired by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19. Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have ordered a full military mobilization amid growing fears in the West that Russia is planning to invade the neighboring country.
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A Ukrainian soldier stands in a shop in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Ukrainian soldiers look out of a shelter in the center of the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a shelter in the center of the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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A Ukrainian soldiers passes by houses in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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A journalist passes by a shelter near an apartment house after shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Journalists and Ukrainian soldiers hide in a shelter during shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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An instructor, second left, runs during a training for civilians and members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Mark, 5, plays with his toy weapon next to his sister as they visit the Akkerman fortress on the Dnester river, in Odessa region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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An instructor shows a young woman how to use a grenade during a training with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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A member of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, shows how to use a gun to civilians during their training in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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An instructor watches as civilians train with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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Civilians train with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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A boy waiting to be evacuated to Russia looks through the window of a bus, in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.
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An elderly woman holds her Russian, left, and Donetsk People’s Republic passports as she waits to be evacuated to Russia, in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.

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