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| Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russia separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday. | Ukrainian government forces are preparing for the final stage of recapturing the city of Donetsk from pro-Russia separatist rebels after making significant gains that have divided rebel forces, a military spokesman said on Monday. |
| The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said Kiev's forces had cut off Donetsk from the other main rebel-held city, Luhansk, on the border with Russia. | The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said Kiev's forces had cut off Donetsk from the other main rebel-held city, Luhansk, on the border with Russia. |
| "The forces of the anti-terrorist operation are preparing for the final stage of liberating Donetsk. Our forces have completely cut Donetsk off from Luhansk. We are working for liberating both towns but it's better to liberate Donetsk first – it is more important," Lysenko said. | "The forces of the anti-terrorist operation are preparing for the final stage of liberating Donetsk. Our forces have completely cut Donetsk off from Luhansk. We are working for liberating both towns but it's better to liberate Donetsk first – it is more important," Lysenko said. |
| Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said Moscow would send humanitarian aid to Ukraine only if all involved parties agreed to the move. | |
| Ukraine has repeatedly said it fears an invasion by Russia under the cover of a humanitarian operation. Western politicians have also said any attempt by Moscow to unilaterally send a humanitarian mission to Ukraine would be seen as an invasion. | |
| One convict was killed and more than 100 escaped when shelling hit a high-security prison in Donetsk, the city council said. | One convict was killed and more than 100 escaped when shelling hit a high-security prison in Donetsk, the city council said. |
| Mortar blasts hit the living areas, administrative headquarters and an electrical substation at the correctional facility in a western district of the city on Sunday evening. By Monday morning, an unspecified number of escapees had been returned to the facility. | Mortar blasts hit the living areas, administrative headquarters and an electrical substation at the correctional facility in a western district of the city on Sunday evening. By Monday morning, an unspecified number of escapees had been returned to the facility. |
| There were reports of sporadic shelling in Donetsk overnight. A growing number of civilian casualties have been reported as artillery bombardments have hit hospitals and homes around the beleaguered city. | There were reports of sporadic shelling in Donetsk overnight. A growing number of civilian casualties have been reported as artillery bombardments have hit hospitals and homes around the beleaguered city. |
| More than 1,300 people have been killed and 285,000 have fled their homes in the east of Ukraine due to fierce clashes in four months of what the Red Cross has described as a civil war. | More than 1,300 people have been killed and 285,000 have fled their homes in the east of Ukraine due to fierce clashes in four months of what the Red Cross has described as a civil war. |