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Pro-Russians storm government office in Donetsk

Sunday, 6 April 2014


Pro-Russian protesters have stormed the regional administration building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
About 50 people are reported to have broken away from a rally of about 2,000 people in the city centre, and got past a police cordon to enter the building.
Donetsk has seen several similar protests in the weeks since pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted.
The latest protests comes amid diplomatic tensions following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
The protesters shouted "Donetsk is a Russian city" and raised Russian flags above the building.
Some called for the region to have a referendum on the region's independence from Ukraine, according to a news agency.