Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko awarded troops with medals as he visited the eastern city of Slovyansk on Tuesday.<br /><br /> He was accompanied by newly appointed defence minister Valery Heletey to the city which government troops retook over the weekend.<br /><br /> Poroshenko and Heletey talked to soldiers and inspected a cache of arms reportedly left behind by separatists when they left the city.<br /><br /> Slovyansk was a major stronghold for pro-Russia insurgents until they were driven out on Saturday, forcing hundreds of militants to regroup in the regional capital, Donetsk.<br /><br /> It was a rare and significant victory for Ukraine, which has often appeared helpless in the face of the spreading insurgency.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
