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YouTube Blocks Russia-Backed Separatist Leader in Donetsk

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The video hosting site has blocked a slew of separatist media channels as Russian troops threaten to grab more land in eastern Ukraine.

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The official YouTube channel of Moscow-backed Donetsk separatist leader Denis Pushilin has been shut down by the video hosting site after Russian troops rolled into Ukraine’s occupied territories this week.

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