Russia Launches Military Drills After Violent Day in Eastern Ukraine

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Amanda Wills
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Russia Launches Military Drills After Violent Day in Eastern Ukraine
A member of the Ukrainian special forces takes position at an abandoned roadblock in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 24, 2014. Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images

At least five people are dead after Ukrainian troops moved into eastern Ukraine on Thursday in an effort to quell the recent pro-Russian uprisings that have turned violent. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine's deployment of military forces is a crime against its people that will "have consequences."

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