Naja das Maxim ist da schon eine andere Hausnummer.

Pro-Russian Ukrainian presidential candidate Oleg Tsarev (2-L) of the 'Party of Regions' party is accompanied by security personnel as he arrives to speak to journalists during a press briefing in Slaviansk, Ukraine, 27 April 2014. Others are not identified. Tsarev reportedly was in Slaviansk to bring what was described as 'humanitarian aid' for the separatists and to meet with his electorate. (Ucrania) EFE/EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

Masked pro-Russian activists guard the entrance during their mass storming of a regional Television Centre in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A soldier of the Ukrainian army guards their checkpoint near village of Malinovka, 20 kilometers (12,5 miles) from Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Insurgents in Slovyansk have taken a number of people hostage, including journalists and pro-Ukraine activists, as they strengthen their control in the east of the country in defiance of the interim government in Kiev and its Western supporters. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Soldiers of Ukrainian army seen atop an APC at their checkpoint near village of Malinovka, 20 kilometers (12,5 miles) from Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A pro-Russia armed man stands guard in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A woman looks at pro-Russia armed men standing guard in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A man walks away from pro-Russian armed man standing guard in front of seized city town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. Armed pro-Russian separatists who took control of the police headquarters in the east Ukrainian town of Kostyantynivka have also seized the town administration building, a spokesman for the regional government said. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Pro-Russia armed men stand guard in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian armed man stands with masked pro-Russian supporters in front of the seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian armed man holds his weapon in front of the seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian armed man holds his rifle in front of seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russia armed man aims his rifle in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian armed man talks with a woman in front of seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian armed man poses with a boy in front of the seized town administration building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Pro-Russia men build a barricade in front of the seized city council building in Kostyantynivka April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Schießtraining in Afghanistan

In Mazar-e-Sharif durfte /Marco vom Social Media-Team die Quick Reaction Force des RC North, bestehend aus Soldaten des Panzergrenadierbataillon 212 aus Augustdorf, auf die Schießbahn begleiten.
Dort übte ein Zug der QRF zusammen mit Kameraden der US-Army. Ziel des Schießens war der Austausch zwischen Soldaten der Bundeswehr und der US-Army sowie das Training an den Waffen.
Nebenbei hatten die Kameraden auch die Möglichkeit die Schützenschnur der jeweils anderen Nation zu erringen.
/Svenja

Bilder: Bundeswehr / Jahn

US-Kamerad schießt mit dem G36

Transportpanzer Fuchs

US-Kamerad schießt liegend mit dem G36

US-Kameradin schießt mit der P8

Deutsche und amerikanische Soldaten bei der Trefferaufnahme

Soldaten auf dem Weg zur Trefferaufnahme nach Schießen mit dem MG3

Deutscher Soldat schießt liegend mit dem M4

This image taken from Associated Press video shows Igor Strelkov, military commander of pro-Russian militias in Slovyansk talking to journalists in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014; in background, is one of three blindfolded and bound men who are allegedly the captured Ukrainian secret service members. Strelkov has been identified as a Russian security services operative by Ukraine's government. In what appeared to be a closely vetted interview to Russian media, Strelkov did not directly deny the accusation, saying the uprising in Ukraine was being carried out by opponents of the "Kiev junta" — language similar in tone to that adopted by the Kremlin leadership. (AP Photo/Associated Press Video)

This image taken from Associated Press video shows Igor Strelkov, military commander of pro-Russian militias in Slovyansk talking to journalists in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Associated Press Video)

Pro-Russian armed men speak to a local citizen in a wheelchair in front of a city hall, Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014. As Western governments vowed to impose more sanctions against Russia and its supporters in eastern Ukraine, a group of foreign military observers remained in captivity Saturday accused of being NATO spies by a pro-Russian insurgency. The German-led, eight-member team was traveling under the auspices of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe when they were detained Friday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A local resident touches an automatic rifle as a pro-Russian armed man stands guard near the mayor's office in Slaviansk, April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Galina Kovalchuk, the mother of detained Vitaliy Kovalchuk, speaks with an armed pro-Russian man as he stands guard at a barricade near the captured state security service building in Slaviansk, April 28, 2014. About 40 people were detained by pro-Russian armed men in Donbass region, Ukrainian state security service said. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

A pro Russian masked armed man uses binoculars as he guards outside city hall in Kostyantynivka, 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014, after masked militants with automatic weapons seized the hall building. Ukraine's acting government and the West have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest, which they fear Moscow could use as a pretext for an invasion. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Pro Russian masked armed men tie St. George Ribbon to each other as they guard at the city hall in Kostyantynivka, 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014, after masked militants with automatic weapons seized the hall building. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A pro Russian masked armed man sits on the barricades in front of the city hall in Kostyantynivka, 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014, after masked militants with automatic weapons seized the hall building. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Masked pro-Russian activists stand outside a branch of Ukraine's Privatbank during a protest in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine April 28, 2014.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A combination of pictures shows masked pro-Russian activists removing the Ukrainian flag (top) and rising their own (bottom) on top of a government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine April 28, 2014.
REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct platoon live-fire training exercises at Fort Knox, Ky., April 17.
(Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Moore, 10th Press Camp Headquarters).

Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct platoon live-fire training exercises at Fort Knox, Ky., April 17.
(Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Moore, 10th Press Camp Headquarters).

Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct platoon live-fire training exercises at Fort Knox, Ky., April 17.
(Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Moore, 10th Press Camp Headquarters).

Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conduct platoon live-fire training exercises at Fort Knox, Ky., April 17.
(Photo by Sgt. Jeffrey Moore, 10th Press Camp Headquarters).

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, loading up on a MH-47 Chinook helicopter for a night operation training at Fort Knox, Ky., April 22.
Rangers go through intensified combat simulation to prepare for future operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Arthur Ruepong, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during their annual task force training exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., April 20.
Rangers consistently train to maintain the highest level of combat readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Philip Diab, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during their annual task force training exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., April 20.
Rangers consistently train to maintain the highest level of combat readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Philip Diab, 55th Signal Company)

A U.S. Army Ranger assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, provides security while his platoon moves to their training objective, on Fort Knox, KY., April 20, 2014.
Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, provides security during a training mission on Fort Knox, Ky., April 20.
Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency. The training was to ensure all Soldiers are proficient in their warrior skills and tasks in preparation for their upcoming deployment.
(U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Richard DeWitt, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, provides security during a training mission at Fort Knox, Ky., April 20. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency.
The training was to ensure all Soldiers are proficient in their warrior skills and tasks in preparation for their upcoming deployment. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Richard DeWitt, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during their annual task force training exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., April 21. Rangers consistently train to maintain the highest level of combat readiness.
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Philip Diab, 55th Signal Company)

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, provide security to other Soldiers during a training exercise on Fort Knox, KY., April 21, 2014.
3rd Battalion is undergoing their annual training exercise, to evaluate how their Soldiers perform during operational situations. Rangers are constantly training to maintain the highest level of tactical proficiency.
(U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Gabriel Segura, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)

U.S. Army Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, conduct radio check prior to their night operation training at Fort Knox, Ky., April 22.
Rangers go through intensified combat simulation to prepare for future operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Arthur Ruepong, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)

Pro-Russian armed men level automatic rifles near the local police headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine opened fire with automatic weapons and threw stun grenades at the local police headquarters in the eastern city of Luhansk on Tuesday, a Reuters photographer said. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A pro-Russian armed man stands guard near the local police headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian armed men run near the local police headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian armed men walk near the local police headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian activists talk to Ukrainian Interior Ministry security forces outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Russian separatists stormed the headquarters on Tuesday, unopposed by police, and the Ukrainian government said they also planned to seize the local television centre. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian activists gather near Ukrainian Interior Ministry security forces who stand in formation outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Russian separatists seized the regional government headquarters in Luhansk on Tuesday, unopposed by police, underlining the lack of control of central government over swathes of eastern Ukraine. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Ukrainian Interior Ministry security forces and a firefighter (2nd R), blocked by pro-Russian activists, gather outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A Ukrainian soldier stands guard at a check point near the village of Malinivka, southeast of Slaviansk, in eastern Ukraine April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian government soldier holds his machine gun as he guards a checkpoint near the village of Dolina, 30 kilometers (18 miles) from Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The European Union on Tuesday released the names of 15 new targets of sanctions because of their roles in the Ukraine crisis. The list includes Gen. Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff and first deputy defense minister, and Lt. Gen. Igor Sergun, identified as head of GRU, the Russian military intelligence agency. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Pro-Russian armed men take cover behind a car near the local police headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A pro-Russian gunman prepares his weapon as his comrades are about to storm a regional police station building in Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine's troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine's regions. The action on Tuesday further raises tensions in the east, where insurgents have seized control of police stations and other government buildings in at least 10 cities and towns. (AP Photo)

A pro-Russian activist holds a mace outside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 29, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Russian separatists seized the regional government headquarters in Luhansk on Tuesday, unopposed by police, underlining the lack of control of central government over swathes of eastern Ukraine. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian armed men gather inside the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Moscow separatists stormed government buildings in one of Ukraine's provincial capitals on Tuesday and opened fire on police holed up in a regional headquarters, a major escalation of their revolt despite new Western sanctions on Russia. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A pro-Russian armed man sits near the entrance to the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian activists, one of them holds a Kalashnikov gun, as they guard an entrance to the captured administration building in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine's troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine's regions. The action on Tuesday further raises tensions in the east, where insurgents have seized control of police stations and other government buildings in at least 10 cities and towns. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A pro-Russian armed man stands guard in the seized regional prosecutor's office in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro Russian masked armed militants check the passenger's luggage from the bus near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Pro-Russian armed men stand guard at a checkpoint after pro-Russian activists set tires on fire when Ukrainian soldiers arrived on armoured personnel carriers, on the outskirts of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Das ist das erste Mal, dass ich einen Paramilitär mit Rangabzeichen sehe. Das sieht aus wie Stárshiy Leytenánt (Oberleutnant; Obristen haben ähnlich angeordnete, aber größere Sterne. Kommen derlei Insignien öfter vor? Der Typ?

Pro-Russian armed men gather at the entrance to the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian armed men stand at the entrance to the regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Members of Ukraine's State Security Administration (top) clash with members of the Euromaidan movement's self-defence units during a rally outside the cabinet of ministers building in Kiev April 30, 2014. (REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko)

Members of Ukraine's State Security Administration (L, top, facing the camera) clash with members of the Euromaidan movement's self-defence units during a rally outside the cabinet of ministers building in Kiev April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Kravchenko/Pool

A man uses a fire extinguisher as members of self-defence units of the Euromaidan movement attempt to prevent members and supporters of Ukrainian far-right radical groups (back) from taking part in a torch-light procession in central Kiev April 29, 2014. REUTERS/Konstantin Grishin

Pro-Russian gunmen in camouflage uniforms guard an entrance of an administration building they seized on Tuesday in Luhansk, one of the largest cities in eastern, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Pro-Russian gunmen have seized more administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine, further raising tensions in Ukraine's Russian-leaning regions shaken by separatist unrest. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A masked pro-Russian protester sits beside a dog as he poses for a picture inside a regional government building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine April 25, 2014. Picture taken April 25, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Armed men guard at the Kombikorm factory checkpoint, near Svyatogorsk town close to Slaviansk, Ukraine, 30 April 2014. Militants in Sloviansk are keeping dozens of hostages, including seven European military observers, who were detained in the city on 25 April while on a verification mission under the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

A pro-Russian gunman in camouflage uniform stands guard next to Orthodox icons inside the Regional Prosecutor's Office building they seized on Tuesday in Luhansk, one of the largest cities in eastern, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Pro-Russian gunmen have seized more administrative buildings in eastern Ukraine, further raising tensions in Ukraine's Russian-leaning regions shaken by separatist unrest. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

C.J. Chivers 30. Apr.
And here is RPG-18 w same militia unit in #Slovyansk, #Ukraine. Note factory stenciling @ left; even older. pic.twitter.com/YjZoIUXJB7

C.J. Chivers 30. Apr.
Factory markings on antigovernment militia RPG in Slovyansk, #Ukraine shows it to be RPG-26, & at least 20 years old pic.twitter.com/DdYeaY5ooq

C.J. Chivers 28. Apr.
Note stenciling on fresh pic of RPG w militia @ Konstantinovka. 22-89. @Mario_Greenly @Brown_Moses @RogueAdventurer pic.twitter.com/bfq1P4FCjV

C.J. Chivers 29. Apr.
Tattoo on Maksim, fmr UKR paratrooper and spetsnaz now part of antigovernment militia in #Slovyansk. pic.twitter.com/JXoA7wzeoO

C.J. Chivers 28. Apr.
Anti-Kiev militia guarding and fortifying seized city council building in Konstantinovka, #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/QKK2xHcvOs

In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, a soldier holds up his rifle in the southern province of Shabwa, Yemen, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Soldiers backed by fighter jets and tanks pushed further Thursday into southern Yemen as part of an ongoing offensive targeting its local al-Qaida branch, military officials said, an operation that has killed two dozen suspected militants and a dozen security force members.(AP Photo/Yemen's Defense Ministry)

In this photo provided by Yemen's Defense Ministry, Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammad Nasser Ahmad, wearing a scarf around his neck, shakes hands with soldiers as he inspects the troops in the southern province of Shabwa, Yemen, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Soldiers backed by fighter jets and tanks pushed further Thursday into southern Yemen as part of an ongoing offensive targeting its local al-Qaida branch, military officials said, an operation that has killed two dozen suspected militants and a dozen security force members. (AP Photo/Yemen's Defense Ministry)

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers prepare to participate in a military exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The Afghan National Security Forces depend exclusively on billions of dollars in funding from the United States and its allies, money that is now at risk. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Soldiers of the 1st Foreign Cavalry Regimentof the French Foreign Legion stand guard during the rehearsal of the ceremony marking the commemoration of the battle of Camaron, which occurred on 30 April 1863 between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican army, on April 29, 2014 in the ancient theatre of Orange. The ceremony will mark the regiment's last public appearance in Orange before its move to its new base in Carpiagne. AFP PHOTO / BORIS HORVATBORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images

A soldier carries a poster of Ernesto "Che" Guevara with a message that reads in Spanish; "Until victory always," in the May Day march in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Cuba marks each May Day not with protests but with massive marches organized by workplaces, schools and government. Thousands of islanders filed through Havana's Revolution Plaza on Thursday to a soundtrack of congas, drums and cries of "Long live the revolution!" (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A French EUFOR (European Union Force) sniper takes a strategic position in Bangui airport May 1, 2014. European Union peacekeepers took charge of security at Central African Republic's main airport on Wednesday in their first major operation to try and end months of sectarian slaughter. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands in the middle of an empty street during a shutdown following calls by rebels and separatist politicians to boycott the Indian parliamentary elections in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Authorities detained more than 600 Kashmiri residents in a crackdown on suspected separatists ahead of Wednesday’s voting, police said Tuesday. Indian Kashmir elects only six members of India's 543-seat Parliament. Voting is being held over several days in the restive region so security forces can better guard the polls.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team participate in training exercises with the Polish 6 Airborne Brigade' soldiers at the Land Forces Training Centre in Oleszno near Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland May 1, 2014. American ground troops who arrived in Poland last week took part in military exercises with Polish parachuters as a part of NATO cooperation. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Polish 6 Airborne Brigade soldiers check their weapons as they participate in training exercises with paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at the Land Forces Training Centre in Oleszno near Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Paratroopers in camouflage from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team smile after participating in training exercises with the Polish 6 Airborne Brigade soldiers at the Land Forces Training Centre in Oleszno near Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

A paratrooper from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team participates in training exercises with the Polish 6 Airborne Brigade' soldiers at Land Forces Training Centre in Oleszno near Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

A paratrooper from the U.S. Army's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team looks at the sniper rifle of a Polish soldier as they participate in training exercises with the Polish 6 Airborne Brigade' soldiers at the Land Forces Training Centre in Oleszno near Drawsko Pomorskie, north west Poland, May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Pro-Russian separatists guard a checkpoint as tyres burn in front of them, near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A pro-Russian separatist guards a checkpoint while walking near burning tyres near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Pro-Russian separatists guard a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A pro-Russian separatist stands guard near an armoured personnel carrier in the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A woman stands with an Orthodox icon at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A man shakes hands with Ukrainian troops at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier stands guard on the railway tracks near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier looks on at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian military helicopter lands near a Ukrainian checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian military helicopter flies near a Ukrainian checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers look on at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers sit on a armoured personnel carrier at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured personnel carrier at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the eastern town of Slaviansk May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Pro-Russian separatists aim their rifles at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels shot down two Ukrainian helicopters on Friday, killing two crew, as troops tightened their siege of separatist-held Slaviansk in what Moscow called a "criminal" assault by Kiev that wrecked hopes of peace. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian rebel aims his rifle at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian rebel holds his rifle at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A pro-Russian rebel eats cherries from a bottle at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Pro-Russian rebels stand guard at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Ukrainian soldier smokes under armored personnel carrier at a road leading into Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched what appeared to be its first major assault against pro-Russian forces who have seized government buildings in the country's east, with fighting breaking out Friday in a city that has become the focus of the insurgency. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Pro-Russian gunman aims his weapon behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

In this image taken from Rossia 24 television channel TV, an injured Ukrainian military helicopter pilot is assisted by pro-Russian activists after he was shot down in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday May 2, 2014. Pro-Russia forces shot down two Ukrainian helicopters Friday as Ukraine launched its first major offensive against an insurgency that has seized government buildings in the east. The Kremlin said Kiev's move against the insurgents "destroyed" hopes for peace in the region. (AP Photo/Rossia 24 Television Channel)

Pro-Russian gunmen aim their weapons guarding the central square of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Fighting broke out around dawn near Slovyansk, a city 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the Russian border that has become the focus of the armed insurgency. Two helicopter crew members were killed in the crashes, both sides said, and the insurgents reported one of their members killed. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pro-Russian gunmen guard the central square of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A local residents rides a bicycle past Ukrainian soldiers standing guard on a road outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Residents holding a poster "We are for peace" face Ukrainian soldiers standing guard outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Armed pro-Russian activists look on during clashes with supporters of the Kiev government in the streets of Odessa May 2, 2014. Police said a man was shot dead in clashes between a crowd backing Kiev and pro-Russian activists in the largely Russian-speaking southern port of Odessa, which lies west of Crimea, annexed by Moscow in March. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin

A pro-Russian activist aims a pistol at supporters of the Kiev government during clashes in the streets of Odessa May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin

Pro-Russian activists hurl objects at supporters of the Kiev government during clashes in the streets of Odessa May 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard at a road leading to Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched what appeared to be its first major assault against pro-Russian forces who have seized government buildings in the country's east, with fighting breaking out Friday in a city that has become the focus of the insurgency. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

A Pro Russia woman converses with a Ukrainian Army soldier as Pro Russia civilians block the road in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south to Slavyansk, Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops in areas near Ukraine’s border. Kiev officials claim Russia is preparing to invade and that it is fomenting the unrest in the east, where insurgents have seized government buildings in about a dozen cities in towns. Moscow denies the allegations, but Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Russia would respond to attacks on Russian citizens or interests in the east. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Ukrainian soldiers check a car on a road outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

A pro Russia woman holds an Orthodox painting in front of Ukrainian Army soldiers while blocking the road in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south to Slavyansk , Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A Ukrainian Army soldier stands on the road while Pro Russia civilians block the road to Slavyansk in the village of Andreevka, 10 kms south of Slavyansk , Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo / Manu Brabo)

Ukrainian Army soldier rests on the grass near the road while Pro Russia civilians block the road to Slavyansk in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south to Slavyansk ,Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

People wait to be rescued on upper storeys at the trade union building in Odessa May 2, 2014. At least 38 people were killed in a fire on Friday in the trade union building in the centre of Ukraine's southern port city of Odessa, regional police said. REUTERS/Yevgeny Volokin

Ukrainian soldiers stand guard on a road leading to Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched what appeared to be its first major assault against pro-Russian forces who have seized government buildings in the country's east, with fighting breaking out Friday in a city that has become the focus of the insurgency. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

A Ukrainian government soldier guards a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrei Petrov)

Ukrainian government troops guard a checkpoint just outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrei Petrov)

Pro-Russian gunmen listen to their commander, left, at a police car behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A pro-Russian gunman walks behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pro-Russian gunmen stand with their weapons behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pro-Russian gunmen listen to instructions from their commander, center, behind barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A Pro-Russian gunman runs behind barricades holding a weapon in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A Pro-Russian gunman hols a weapon as other activists carry a tree trunk to barricades in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The head of foreign military observers, German Col. Axel Schneider, speaks to the media after he was feed in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. The leader of pro-Russia insurgents in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk said the military observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe who were held for more than a week have been released. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The head of foreign military observers, German Col. Axel Schneider, left, embraces Vacheslav Ponomarev, the self-proclaimed mayor of Slovyansk, after he has been feed in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

An OSCE observer (L) talks to Vyacheslav Ponomaryov, the de facto mayor of Slaviansk, after being freed by pro-Russian separatists in the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. A group of military observers who were seized last week by pro-Russian separatists in Slaviansk has been released, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) confirmed on Saturday. REUTERS/Mathieu Radoube

Russia's presidential human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin, left, looks on as members of foreign military observers, German Col. Axel Schneider, second left, hug each other following their release in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

OSCE observer Axel Schneider walks on a road 30 km (19 miles) from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014, after being freed by pro-Russian separatists. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A convoy of cars with OSCE observers is pictured on a road 30 km (19 miles) from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014, after the observers were freed by pro-Russian separatists. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Vacheslav Ponomarev, left, the self-proclaimed mayor of Slovyansk, surrounded by bodyguards, walks in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Pro-Russian man looks through binoculars as he guards the barricades on a road leading into Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. The police chief in Odessa is calling on residents of the Ukrainian port city to remain calm in the wake of violence between government supporters and opponents that left at least 42 people dead. The deaths came Friday in a clash that started with street fighting then turned into a conflagration when government opponents took shelter in a building that then caught on fire, reportedly because of firebombs thrown through the windows. The local office of the emergencies ministry said Saturday that 36 bodies were discovered inside the building. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ukrainian Army soldiers are seen atop of a bridge while Pro Russia civilians block the road in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south of Slavyansk ,Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops in areas near Ukraine’s border. Kiev officials claim Russia is preparing to invade and that it is fomenting the unrest in the east, where insurgents have seized government buildings in about a dozen cities in towns. Moscow denies the allegations, but Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned Russia would respond to attacks on Russian citizens or interests in the east. (AP Photo / Manu Brabo)

Ukrainian Army soldiers line up in front of Pro Russia civilians who where blocking the road in the Andreevka, 10 km south to Slaviansk , Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Ukrainian Army soldier smokes in front of an armoured vehicle at a burned out Pro Russia checkpoint while Pro Russia civilians block the road to Slavyansk , in the village of Andreevka, 10 km south of Slaviansk , Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

A Ukrainian soldier stands guard at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. Ukrainian forces have retaken the security service headquarters in the eastern town of Kramatorsk, south of rebel stronghold Slaviansk, the country's Interior Ministry said on Saturday. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A woman walks past Ukrainian soldiers at a checkpoint near a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

A Ukrainian soldier points his weapon at an approaching car with armoured personnel carriers behind him at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has told his U.S. counterpart John Kerry that the U.S. should use its influence to make Ukraine's government immediately stop military operations in south-east Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
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A Ukrainian soldier, supported by armoured personnel carriers, mans a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers, supported by armoured personnel carriers, inspect a man at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers, supported by armoured personnel carriers, man a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A pro-Russian armed man walks near a check point at the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 3, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A group of pro-Russia militia members armed with assault rifles walk in a street in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. On Saturday, news reports claimed fighting broke out in the city of Kramatorsk, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) south of Slovyansk. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

A group of pro-Russia militia members armed with assault rifles, a machine gun and a grenade launcher walk in a street in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Pro-Russia militia members play with a kitten that has a St. George ribbon around the collar, a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, in a street in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Ukrainian security personnel man a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier raises a Ukrainian flag on top of an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian security personnel inspect a car at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier climbs on top of an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A member of the Ukrainian security forces keeps guard at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. The sign reads: "For sale". REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian security personnel ride on top of an armoured personnel carrier at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian security personnel man a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier mans a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A Ukrainian soldier inspects machinegun bullets at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 4, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ukrainian soldiers take position at a checkpoint near the southern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on May 3, 2014 (AFP Photo/Vasily Maximov)

Pro-Russian gunmen atop armored personal carriers passing by barricades on a road leading into Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 5, 2014. Ukrainian authorities are undertaking a security operation to liberate the nearby city of Slovyansk, which is currently controlled by an armed pro-Russian insurgency. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

A Pro-Russian armed man loads ammunition into a car near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov was quoted as saying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An injured pro-Russian armed man is helped in to a car by a medical staff at a hospital at the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An injured pro-Russian armed man is helped out of a car by a medical staff at a hospital at the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Pro-Russian armed men ride on top of an armoured personnel carrier near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

An injured pro-Russian armed man is helped by civilians near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Pro-Russian armed men hold their guns out of a van's window near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Armed pro-Russian activists stand at the seized regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Four Ukrainian paramilitary police were killed in fighting on Monday with pro-Russian separatists near the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, the Interior Ministry said, in renewed violence Kiev is struggling to stop across the east. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Pro-Russian armed men take position near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov was quoted as saying. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A pro-Russian armed man takes position near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

A woman reads the Bible as pro-Russian armed men take positions near the town of Slaviansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Armed pro-Russian activists stand guard at the entrance of the seized regional government headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. Four Ukrainian paramilitary police were killed in fighting on Monday with pro-Russian separatists near the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, the Interior Ministry said, in renewed violence Kiev is struggling to stop across the east. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A woman dismantles a Kalashnikov rifle during training at the seized office of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko