Russia's defence ministry says it will now focus on separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, claiming that Russian-backed separatists control 93 per cent of Ukraine's Luhansk region, and 54 per cent of Donetsk.
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Russia says first phase of military operation in Ukraine is 'mostly complete'
Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Col Gen Sergei Rudskoi Source: AAP / TASS/Sipa USA
Russia's defence ministry says it will now focus on separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, claiming that Russian-backed separatists control 93 per cent of Ukraine's Luhansk region, and 54 per cent of Donetsk.
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