Ahead of Ukraine Vote, Fighting Continues in East
![A car wash is seen after it was destroyed by shelling from Ukrainian government forces in Slovyansk, Ukraine, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/E2365285-EE52-4286-B7E2-E66AFB906DE2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A car wash is seen after it was destroyed by shelling from Ukrainian government forces in Slovyansk, Ukraine, May 23, 2014.
![A local looks at a damaged vehicle following a gun battle in the rural settlement of Karlovka, west of Donetsk, Ukraine, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F7F51617-0FCD-45C1-9669-9E3E5147734C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A local looks at a damaged vehicle following a gun battle in the rural settlement of Karlovka, west of Donetsk, Ukraine, May 23, 2014.
![People walk next to an armoured vehicle left as a monument at the Independence Square, Kyiv, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2B154E15-BB50-4E76-B4F8-E0D20CFE3581_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk next to an armoured vehicle left as a monument at the Independence Square, Kyiv, May 23, 2014.
![A woman takes a picture of an armoured vehicle in Independence Square, Kyiv, May 23, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/382DA840-B076-46D7-81C9-9BE54BFE9616_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman takes a picture of an armoured vehicle in Independence Square, Kyiv, May 23, 2014.