Pro-Russia rebels are making decisive gains against Ukrainian forces in the east of the country, a turning of tides on the battlefield that Kyiv says is due to Moscow providing direct military support.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Guardian: ‘Russian tank battalion’ helps rebels make gains in east Ukraine, Kyiv claims
A Ukrainian loyalist fighter from the Azov Battalion stand guard on a hill on the outskirts of Mariupol on August 30, 2014.
