KIEV, April 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian troops withdrew on Thursday from a checkpoint they had taken over earlier in the day north of the eastern city of Slaviansk and pro-Russian separatists moved back in and began to reinforce the position with sandbags.
A Reuters journalist said the troops, with armoured vehicles, pulled back after about two hours at the checkpoint on a road near the village of Khrestyshche. (Reporting by Gleb Garanich; Writing by Alastair Macdonald)
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