Government Buildings Stormed In Eastern Ukraine

Pro-Russian protesters hold Russian national flags during a rally in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on April 6.

During the rally in Donetsk, a pro-Russia supporter burns an effigy of Stepan Bandera (1909 –1959), one of the leaders of the national movement which fought for Ukrainian independence in the mid-20th century.

Pro-Russia protesters clash with police as they try to occupy a regional administration building in Donetsk.

A Pro-Russia supporter waves a Russian flag after storming the regional administration building in Donetsk.

Pro-Russian supporters deploy a Russian flag and the flag of the so-called Donetsk Republic as they storm the regional administration building in Donetsk.

A pro-Russia separatist rally was also held in the eastern city of Lugansk on April 6. 

Some pro-Russian activists in Luhansk broke into the headquarters of Ukraine's regional security service, the SBU. 

A wounded policeman receives medical assistance following clashes with pro-Russian activists who stormed the SBU building in Lugansk.