Ukraine Military Operation Begins In East -- Wall Street Journal
Armored Units Take up Positions Around Region at Heart of Unrest
Armored Ukrainian units began moving into the county's restive east Tuesday as part of a military operation to take back control of cities seized by pro-Russian militants.
Soldiers riding aboard armored personnel carriers took up positions around the region at the heart of the unrest, setting up checkpoints along key roads, with transport helicopters parked in fields nearby. In the late afternoon, a Ukrainian official said shots were fired at a military airfield near the city of Kramatorsk, but no other clashes had been reported.
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