neve barker in donetsk.e, thank you. >>> ukraine's government says it has driven pro-russian separatists out of an area. kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: left to deal with a war these people say is not their own. this is the aftermath of a fierce battle between ukrainian troops and pro-russian separatists. fighters had been holed up in this central city building until the early hours of the morning when ukrainian troops moved in. >> translator: first shooting with guns [ inaudible ] and after that i don't know how many shots were fired. the sound was so deafening windows shattered. >> reporter: we're told the separatist base is just a few blocks from here. we're still hearing sporadic gunfire, but locals are just going about life as normal. as the shots rang louder, however, scared residents took cover. children tentatively looking out at the men taking over their cities. some soldiers were wounded and 30 separatists were detained. they had only pockets of pro-russian fighters who nearly managed to take ful

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