Ukrainian government forces battled separatists with artillery and automatic weapons on June 4 as fighting raged for a second straight day in and around the eastern town of Slovyansk, forcing many frightened residents to flee and stay in temporary accomodation in various cities in eastern Ukraine -- in the towns of Nyzhnya Krynka, Ilovaysk, and Makiyivka.
Residents Leaving Slovyansk
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A mother and child who have fled from fighting in Slovyansk stand in their temporary accommodation in the eastern town of Nyzhnya Krynka on June 4.
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A family settles in their temporary accommodation in the town of Nyzhnya Krynka in eastern Ukraine.
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A child puts on an Orthodox cross in temporary accommodation in the town of Nyzhnya Krynka.
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Anya Savchenko (right), Sergei Smirnov, and their 9-month-old baby, who have fled fighting in Slovyansk, stand in their temporary accomodation in the town of Nyzhnya Krynka.
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Children of families who have fled from fighting in Slovyansk play together at a temporary accommodation in the town of Nyzhnya Krynka in eastern Ukraine on June 3.
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A child from a family who has fled from fighting in Slovyansk is seen in a mirror at temporary accommodation in a dormitory in the town of Ilovaysk on June 3.
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Children of families who have fled from fighting in Slovyansk play with toys at temporary accommodation in a dormitory in the eastern town of Ilovaysk on June 3.
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Children of families who have fled from fighting in Slovyansk play with toys at temporary accommodation in a dormitory in the town of Ilovaysk on June 3.
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Families who have fled fighting in Slovyansk eat at the canteen of the Makiyivsky Coke and Chemical Plant in the town of Makiyivka on June 4.
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Families who have fled fighting in Slovyansk, arrive at the Makiyivsky Coke and Chemical Plant in the town of Makiyivka on June 4.
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Local residents board a bus to Moscow in the eastern town of Kramatorsk as they flee the fighting in Slovyansk on June 4.