Donetsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – The pro-Russian separatist leader in eastern Ukraine’s rebel hub of Donetsk vowed Monday to mobilise 100,000 fighters for their latest offensive against Kiev forces.”There will be general mobilisation in the (separatist) Donetsk People’s Republic in 10 days’ time, we plan on mobilising up to 100,000 men,” Alexander Zakharchenko told the separatist news agency DAN.The declaration came after the separatists vowed to push their offensive to take over the entirety of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions and the latest bid to establish a ceasefire collapsed.Fighting has since intensified, with Kiev officials and local authorities saying Monday that …read more
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