Ukrainian security forces have regained control of Mariupol, a port city in the Donetsk region that has changed hands several times.
Ukrainian Forces Regain Control of Mariupol
![A man shows a piece of used ammunition at the site of fighting. Ukrainian government forces reclaimed Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting, Maruipol, June 13, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/26d3c434-7888-40a3-968a-70bf93f70bb7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man shows a piece of used ammunition at the site of fighting. Ukrainian government forces reclaimed Mariupol from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting, Maruipol, June 13, 2014.
![A policeman uses a mobile phone near an anti-tank mine at the site of fighting in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/e10e561c-a96a-4149-8258-140dadbf0a87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman uses a mobile phone near an anti-tank mine at the site of fighting in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![Ukrainian troops riding on the back of a truck gesture to local residents gathered near the site of fighting, Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/7adc05ec-95fc-4d52-831c-150ed95ef5ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian troops riding on the back of a truck gesture to local residents gathered near the site of fighting, Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![Ukrainian troops ride on the back of a truck near the site of fighting, Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/d1bd29ca-4f0b-4fc8-94e2-dd6fde91b869_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian troops ride on the back of a truck near the site of fighting, Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![Local residents observe and photograph destroyed vehicles, Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/ca21b4fe-2f5b-408d-89a1-5f4d7717ba21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents observe and photograph destroyed vehicles, Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![Residents look at a destroyed armored personnel carrier of the DNR (Donetsk People's Reublic), Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/b7ef1ed8-85d6-4d32-8048-827ffab0883e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents look at a destroyed armored personnel carrier of the DNR (Donetsk People's Reublic), Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![A home-made explosive is seen on top of a damaged automobile at the site of fighting in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, June 13, 2014. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/82fe2a95-c7fd-432a-a229-632beafc6775_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A home-made explosive is seen on top of a damaged automobile at the site of fighting in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, June 13, 2014.
![Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army who were injured while fighting against separatists in Eastern Ukraine, lie on hospital beds in a ward at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in Kyiv, June 13, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/53679036-9a59-4bee-aae9-2914232f6534_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army who were injured while fighting against separatists in Eastern Ukraine, lie on hospital beds in a ward at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in Kyiv, June 13, 2014.