Pro-Russian activists in east Ukraine seek independence
Security HQs seized
07 April, 13:29
(ANSA) - Rome, April 7 - Pro-Russian activists on Monday said
they were seeking independence for eastern Ukraine and wanted a
referendum similar to the one that took Crimea from Kiev to
Moscow.
The activists seized state security buildings in two eastern
Ukraine cities, prompting police to react by blocking roads.On Sunday protesters broke into the regional government buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk, and also Kharkiv.
In Luhansk the protesters raided the arsenal in the security building.
Ukraine's acting president has called an emergency security meeting.
