Eastern Ukraine Votes, Pro-Russian Separatists Claim Victory

An armed pro-Russian activists stands guard as a woman casts her ballot for the referendum called by pro-Russian rebels to split from the rest of Ukraine, , on May 11, 2014 in Donetsk.
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