DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Up to 1,000 coal miners rallied on Wednesday in support of armed pro-Russian separatists who are battling Ukrainian forces in defence of their self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" (DNR) in eastern Ukraine.
A day after Kiev unleashed warplanes and paratroopers against the separatists in a major offensive that killed at least 50 rebels, the miners marched through Donetsk city centre to demand the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the region.
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