eastern Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier stands near a destroyed military vehicle of pro-Russian separatists just outside the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk, July 7, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukraine's military is making a comeback against pro-Russian separatists in the east

Ukrainian forces scored major tactical victories this weekend against pro-Russian rebels. Ukraine's military appears to be gaining the upper hand against the separatists, according to a BBC reporter, who suspects the end result of the conflict will be a more nationalist and anti-Russian Ukraine.

Ukraine's military is making a comeback against pro-Russian separatists in the east

In eastern Ukraine, you don't want to be caught speaking English these days

In eastern Ukraine, you don't want to be caught speaking English these days
Masked pro-Russian activists haul down the Ukrainian flag from the top of another government building in eastern Ukraine, Monday.

Kharkiv's mayor is shot in another sign of Ukraine's rising tension

Kharkiv's mayor is shot in another sign of Ukraine's rising tension