Ukrainian troops stand guard at a checkpoint on the road near the eastern city of Izum, Donetsk region on May 15, 2014. Just 10 days before a key...
Friends and relatives of Lena Ott dig her grave in a cemetery on May 15, 2014 in Starovarvarovka, Ukraine. Ott was killed the prevoius night when the...
People examine a destroyed armored personnel carrier on May 14, 2014 in Oktyabrskaya, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants ambushed Ukrainian troops nearby...
Ukrainian soldiers guard a checkpoint on May 14, 2014 in Novatroizk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants ambushed Ukrainian troops nearby the day before,...
People examine a destroyed armored personnel carrier on May 14, 2014 in Oktyabrskaya, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants ambushed Ukrainian troops nearby...
Pro-Russian activists sit at a barricade outside the regional state building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, which was seized by...
Pro-Russian activist sits next to a destroyed Ukrainian army APC armoured vehicle near the village of Oktyabrskoye, about 20 km from Kramatorsk in...
Local residents scavenge parts from a burnt Ukrainian military vehicle on May 14, 2014 in Dmytrivka, near Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants...
Billboard advertisement for Ukrainian presidential candidate Mikhail Dobkin stands defaced by paint balls on May 14, 2014 in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. The...
Local residents scavenge parts from a burnt Ukrainian military vehicle on May 14, 2014 in Dmytrivka, near Kramatorsk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants...
Woman wrapped in a Russian flag walks at a barricade outside the regional state building seized by separatists in the centre of the eastern Ukrainian...烏克蘭, 頓涅茨克
Pro-Russia supporters look at fireworks as they gather outside the regional state building, on May 12, 2014 during celebrations of what pro-Russia...
Pro-Russian separatists take part in a military competition between tank units near the town of Torez, in the Donetsk region, on September 24, 2015....
Rebel leader and self-proclaimed mayor of Slavyansk Vyacheslav Ponomaryov holds a press conference on May 12, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. He declared...
People look at at an armored personnel carrier parked in the middle of the city after it was commandeered by pro-Russia activists on May 12, 2014 in...
Relatives of Alexey Vorobyov mourn over his body on May 12, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. Vorobyov was a bystander when he was killed by a bullet during...烏克蘭
An election official sorts through a pile of "yes" votes for independence for eastern Ukraine, next to a short stack of ballots marked "no" at a...
Election workers dump a ballot box to count votes following eastern Ukraine's sovereignty referendum on May 11, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine....選舉, 烏克蘭, 衝突
Woman casts her ballot at a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian...
Poll workers and voters inside a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Mariupol, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after...
Masked pro-Russia militiaman sits on guard duty at a frontline position as people voted in eastern Ukraine's independence referendum on May 11, 2014...烏克蘭
Voter prepares to mark his ballot in eastern Ukraine's independence referendum on May 11, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. The referendum for greater...
Woman holds a Russian national flag during a rally to support the self-rule "referendums" for the Ukrainian provinces of Donetsk and Lugansk in...
An armed man prepares to vote for the referendum called by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine to split from the rest of the ex-Soviet republic, in...
Armed pro-Russian activists stands guard near ballot boxes during the referendum called by pro-Russian rebels to split from the rest of Ukraine, , on...頓涅茨克
Woman is seen in a voting booth during a so-called referendum at a polling station in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 11, 2014. Voting began...
Ukrainians are seen in a voting booth during a so-called referendum at a polling station in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 11, 2014. Voting...
Woman casts her ballot at a polling station on May 11, 2014 in Hartsizk, Ukraine. A referendum on greater autonomy is being held after pro-Russian...
Voter prepares to cast his vote in eastern Ukraine's independence referendum on May 11, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian communities in...烏克蘭, 選舉
Pro-Russian activist poses in front of placards reading "Know your enemy in the face" bearing the portraits, addresses and phones numbers of...
Cyclist passes through a pro-Russian militia checkpoint as a Ukranian soldier hangs in effigy on May 10, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Preparations...
Couple on a scooter passes through a pro-Russian militia checkpoint as a Ukranian soldier hangs in effigy on May 10, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine....
Pro-Russian activists deliver election materials to polling stations on May 10, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Preparations were being made for Sunday's...
An armed pro-Russian fighter poses at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukranian city of Slavyansk on May 10, 2014. Tensions were running at fever pitch...
Armed pro-Russian activists search a man at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukranian city of Slavyansk on May 10 on the eve of an independence...
Ukrainians in Donestsk gather around the To Donbass Liberators, a monument in Lenin Comsomol park, Donetsk, dedicated to the memory of all military...
Ukrainians in Donestsk gather around the To Donbass Liberators, a monument in Lenin Comsomol park, Donetsk, dedicated to the memory of all military...
Ukrainians in Donestsk gather around the To Donbass Liberators, a monument in Lenin Comsomol park, Donetsk, dedicated to the memory of all military...
Pro-Russia activist holds a hammer bearing the flag of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic during a rally marking Victory Day in the eastern...
Retired Soviet army officers shout slogans as people gather outside the regional state building seized by pro-Russia separatists to mark Victory Day...
Veterans attend a ceremony to commemorate victims of World War II on the Victory Day holiday on May 9, 2014 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Tensions in Eastern...
Pro-Russian militia and self-proclaimed mayor of Slavyansk Vyacheslav Ponomaryov attend a "Victory Day" ceremony marking the end of World War II on...
Veterans attend a "Victory Day" ceremony marking the end of World War II on May 9, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Pro-Russian militants and citizens in...
Armed pro-Russian militants part in a ceremony marking the 69 years since Soviet victory in World War II, in Slavyansk on May 9, 2014. AFP PHOTO /...
Local veteran takes part in a ceremony marking the 69 years since Soviet victory in World War II, in Slavyansk on May 9, 2014. AFP PHOTO / VASILY...
Orthodox Christians march around the regional administration building, which is occupied by pro-Russian activists, in a call for peace on May 8, 2014...烏克蘭, 東正教
The flag of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic flutters behind a statue of late Soviet leader Lenin outside the regional administration...
Denis Pushilin , the self-proclaimed chairman of the pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, holds a news conference to announce a planned referendum...
Denis Pushilin, the self-proclaimed chairman of the pro-Russian Donetsk People's Republic, holds a news conference to announce a planned referendum...
Supporters of Ukraine's Premier and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich shout during a rally in downtown Donetsk, the center of the powerful...
Man prepares ballots and flyers for a planned referendum seeking greater autonomy from the central government in Kiev, scheduled for May 11, in a...
Armed pro-Russian militants board a truck in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on May 6 a day after heavy fighting between pro-Russian militants...
Pro-Russian activists guard a barricade on May 6, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Tensions in Eastern Ukraine are high after pro-Russian activists seized...
Pro-Russian militants holds a Kalashnikov as he guards a barricade outside the city hall in downtown Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 6 a day...
Pro-Russian fighters take position by railway tracks on May 6 a day after heavy fightings between pro-Russian militants and Ukranian troops killed at...
Ukrainian soldier holds a rocket launcher as he guards a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on May 5, 2014. Four Ukrainian...
Awaiting of pro-Russian separatists is ongoing at the government building seized by Russian supporters in Donetsk, Ukraine on May 5, 2014.烏克蘭
Pro-Russian militants carry an man with his eyes covered outside the regional state building they seized in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on...頓涅茨克, 2014
Pro-Russian separatists take part in a military competition between tank units near the town of Torez in the Donetsk region on September 14, 2015. EU...
Photo taken on May 4, 2014 shows vehicules which were burned overnight during fightings between pro-Russian militiants and Ukranian troops in the...
