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DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine – Associated Press journalists in eastern Ukraine say Debaltseve appears to be largely under the control rebels a day after Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from the besieged town.
In a drive around about half the town on Thursday, all neighbourhoods were under the control of rebel fighters, most of them appearing to be Cossacks.
Nikolai Kozitsyn, a Russian Cossack leader who has been a prominent warlord in separatist eastern Ukraine, was seen driving around in a Humvee-like vehicle that had been captured from Ukrainian troops.
Cossack fighters laughed, hugged each other and posed for photos.
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Source: Macleans
