A militia member boards into a car at a checkpoint in Semyonivka outside Slavyansk.

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Militia members check papers at a checkpoint in Semyonivka outside Slavyansk.

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A militia checkpoint in Semyonivka outside Slavyansk. Local residents decided if they can drive towards Ukrainian military positions or if it is too dangerous in the dusk with a probable battle coming.

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Local residents hitchhike next to a militia checkpoint in Semyonivka.

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Self-defense fighters at the entrance to the town of Slavyansk.

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A member of the militia waits for artillery shelling in the basement in Semyonivka outside Slavyansk.

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A local resident and a militia member at a checkpoint in Semyonivka outside Slavyansk.

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