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Rebels hold key eastern areas of Ukraine

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Mathias Böhlinger
February 23, 2022

One of the biggest buildups of Russian-backed forces has been along the borders of the Donbas region, with the provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk. Matthias Bölinger reports from Vrubivka.

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