A pro-Russia separatist pets a kitten standing on his shoulder as he mans a checkpoint in the northern outskirts of city of Donetsk, on July 22, 2014 Terrified civilians fled as intense clashes yesterday between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian rebels left at least four people dead on the outskirts of the insurgent bastion of Donetsk. A military spokesman said yesterday government troops were battling back control of the districts around the airport and had broken through the rebel cordon to reach their comrades inside.
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