Ukrainian troops and local residents rally to defend the port city of Mariupol, the next city in the path of pro-Russian rebels.
Local residents are having weapons training to defend the town against advancing pro-Russian rebels, who Kiev says are backed by Russian troops.
Mariupol is strategically important because it could create a corridor between the Russian border and Crimea.
CCTV America’s Kate Parkinson reports.
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