Photographers take pictures of a new volunteer of Ukrainian self-defence battalion "Azov" embracing his girlfriend after a ceremony where he took an oath of allegiance to the country, in Kiev
Photographers take pictures of a new volunteer of Ukrainian self-defence battalion "Azov" embracing his girlfriend after a ceremony where he took an oath of allegiance to the country, in Kiev July 16, 2014. The volunteer would shortly head to eastern Ukraine. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY SOCIETY)
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New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)
Residents look on as rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk
Residents look on as rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A rescuer stands near a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk
A rescuer stands near a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum
New volunteers of the Ukrainian police special task force "Kiev-1" listen to instructions as they prepare to move in the direction of Slaviansk, in Izum July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk
Rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk
Rescuers work at a shattered five-storey building, which was damaged by a recent shelling, in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk July 16, 2014. Fighting raged in Ukraine's east on Wednesday when separatists tried to break through the lines of government forces near the border with Russia and a tentative step towards agreeing conditions for a ceasefire failed. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)