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13.4.2014
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13.4.2014
The latest from our news desk:
Ukraine’s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov said the country will launch a "large-scale anti-terrorist operation" to resist Russia's aggression. Turchynov spoke in a live televised address from parliament.
15:35
13.4.2014
Reporter Askold Krushelnycky describes his visit to "the people's republic of Donetsk" in this compelling article in the "Sunday Times."
I was escorted by a guard wearing body armour and a helmet, and wielding an iron bar which, I felt, he would have dearly loved to use on a representative of the western press. Others wore makeshift uniforms and masks and carried baseball bats. One was even clad in medieval chainmail.
I was escorted by a guard wearing body armour and a helmet, and wielding an iron bar which, I felt, he would have dearly loved to use on a representative of the western press. Others wore makeshift uniforms and masks and carried baseball bats. One was even clad in medieval chainmail.
15:22
13.4.2014
Another live stream video of events in Zaporozhia, where it appears that a group of pro-Russian protesters are surrounded by a larger crowd of flag-waving Ukrainians. Only a thin line of police and security forces separate the two groups.
14:57
13.4.2014
14:53
13.4.2014
Our Ukraine Service reports on skirmishes, injuries in Kharkiv.
14:47
13.4.2014
From our news desk:
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power has said the latest events in Ukraine bore "the telltale signs of Moscow's involvement."
Power told ABC television on April 13 that the United States was prepared to step up sanctions “if actions like the kind we've seen over the last few days continue."
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power has said the latest events in Ukraine bore "the telltale signs of Moscow's involvement."
Power told ABC television on April 13 that the United States was prepared to step up sanctions “if actions like the kind we've seen over the last few days continue."
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13.4.2014
14:27
13.4.2014
Russia's "Kommersant" reporting that supporters of federalization in Mariupol have dissolved parliament and elected 75 new MPs.
13:46
13.4.2014
Our correspondent on the ground in Donetsk reports that the city center is quiet amid the continuing counterterrorism operation. The Interior Ministry and SBU buildings remain under the control of pro-Russian forces.