Rebel 'deputy PM' in Ukraine's east hopes to build new army Retreating pro-Russian insurgents dug in on Monday in Ukraine's sprawling industrial hub of Donetsk after government forces scored a string of morale-boosting victories in the bloody battle for the future of the ex-Soviet state. The deputy prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic says, while they have lost territory to government forces, he is hopeful that the setback will "give rise to a new army". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES