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Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine, Mariupol largely under Russian control

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Vehicles are on fire at an oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Makiivka, 15 km (94 miles) east of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4. The representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said on Wednesday that the city of Makiivka was shelled and, according to preliminary data, an oil depot was on fire.
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Donetsk People's Republic Emergency Situations Ministry firefighters work at the site of fire at the oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Makiivka, 15 km (94 miles) east of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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Donetsk People's Republic Emergency Situations Ministry firefighters work at the site of fire at the oil depot after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Makiivka, 15 km (94 miles) east of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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Smoke rises from the oil depot as fire broke out after missiles struck the facility in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Makiivka, 15 km (94 miles) east of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A serviceman of Donetsk People's Republic militia stands at a check point in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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An icon stands next to a military helmet at a check point in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A serviceman of Donetsk People's Republic militia rides a bicycle in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A serviceman of Donetsk People's Republic militia gets out of his tank in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A cat walks next to a tanks of Donetsk People's Republic militia in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A man cooks next to his house in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A woman walks past tanks of Donetsk People's Republic militia in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A man walks past a destroyed apartment building in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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Smoke rises from the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A local civilian cooks next to his house in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, with a sign reading "Bomb shelter, children."
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A girl plays football in a refugee camp outside Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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A girl waits to board a transport during an evacuation of civilians on a road near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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People sit in a bus during an evacuation of civilians on a road near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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People sit in a bus during an evacuation of civilians on a road near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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Ukrainian soldiers carry a coffin of soldier Ruslan Borovyk killed by the Russian troops in a battle for his funeral at St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.
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People pay their respects during the funeral ceremony for Ukrainian serviceman Ruslan Borovyk killed by the Russian troops in a battle in St Michael cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4.

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