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Rebels in eastern Ukraine say they plan a "general mobilization" to call up thousands of men to arms, increasing their army to as many as 100,000. Mana Rabiee reports.
A Ukrainian military spokesman says government forces have retaken the Donetsk airport from rebels with a successful "mass operation". Nathan Frandino reports.
Separatist leader Alexander Zacharchenko sweeps polls in rebel-held region of Ukraine to become the head of Donetsk People's Republic - a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine. Pavithra George reports.
Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko votes as polls open, in an election that Western powers have denounced as illegitimate. Yiming Woo reports.
Hundreds of people gather to pay their respects and lay flowers at the grave of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the final day of a presidential election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. Before his death in an Arctic prison last month, Navalny urged Russians to protest on March 17. His widow, Yulia Navalnaya, has reiterated his call and said protesters should show up in large numbers at the same time to overwhelm polling stations. IMAGES