An armed serviceman guard stands during the campaign meeting of Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic, in Donetsk on November 9, 2018. - Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are set to hold elections in two self-proclaimed republics on November 10, 2018, in an apparent bid to cement their split from the rest of the country. The elections in the Donetsk and Lugansk "People's Republics", which have been outside of Kiev's control since 2014, have been strongly condemned by Kiev and the West. (Photo by ALEKSEY FILIPPOV / AFP)
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