Ukraine rebels plan call-up, want 100,000-strong army


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Separatists battling government troops in east Ukraine plan a general mobilisation and aim to boost their fighting force to 100,000 men, one of their main leaders said on Monday.

Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR), was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying the mobilisation would take place next week.

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