Ukraine pushes tanks toward flashpoint separatist city (via AFP)

Ukraine sent a large armoured column and special forces towards the flashpoint city of Slavyansk on Tuesday as Kiev’s fledgeling leaders tried to reassert control over the separatist east. The seven buses, filled with 100 paratroopers, and 20 tanks…

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