Ukraine on edge as violence in rebel-held territory spikes
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A Ukrainian soldier looks at a hole from a shell fired by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19. Separatist leaders in eastern Ukraine have ordered a full military mobilization amid growing fears in the West that Russia is planning to invade the neighboring country.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian soldier stands in a shop in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukrainian soldiers look out of a shelter in the center of the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a shelter in the center of the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Ukrainian soldiers passes by houses in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A journalist passes by a shelter near an apartment house after shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Journalists and Ukrainian soldiers hide in a shelter during shelling by pro-Russian separatists in the village of Novoluhanske, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An instructor, second left, runs during a training for civilians and members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mark, 5, plays with his toy weapon next to his sister as they visit the Akkerman fortress on the Dnester river, in Odessa region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An instructor shows a young woman how to use a grenade during a training with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A member of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, shows how to use a gun to civilians during their training in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An instructor watches as civilians train with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Civilians train with members of the Georgian Legion, a paramilitary unit formed mainly by ethnic Georgian volunteers to fight against the Russian forces in Ukraine in 2014, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy waiting to be evacuated to Russia looks through the window of a bus, in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.ASSOCIATED PRESS
An elderly woman holds her Russian, left, and Donetsk People’s Republic passports as she waits to be evacuated to Russia, in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 19.