Activists declare Republic of Crimea

apakak · 2014-04-07T10:39:42+00:00

Pro-Russian activists guard a barricade set at the Ukrainian regional Security Service building on the eastern city of Donetsk on April 7, 2014.(AFP Photo / Alexander Khudoteply) In the Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, a group of activists have declared their region independence from Kiev. It happened after protesters stormed a local government building last night. Mass demonstrations against the country's new leadership started peacefully on Sunday, but the situation quickly escalated. Pro-Russian protesters in Donetsk have seized the local power building, including the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine and proclaimed the creation of a Peoples Republic of Donetsk. Ukraines police and security services have not interfered, although officials in Kiev are threatening punishment for the rioters. Protesters have erected barricades around the Council building. Today at 12:20 local time, a session of the people's Council of Donbass (Donetsk region) took place in the main hall of the Regional Council and unanimously voted on a declaration to form a new independent state: the Peoples Republic of Donetsk. The Council proclaimed itself the only legitimate body in the region until the regions in southeast Ukraine conduct a general referendum, set to take place no later than May 11. The Council in Donetsk issued an address to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking for deployment of a temporary peacekeeping force to the region. Without support it will be hard for us to stand against the junta in Kiev, said the address. Rallies in support of the federalization of Ukraine continue in a number of cities in southeast Ukraine. Thousands of citizens have joined the protests, demanding the earliest possible federalization of the country. Ukraines Ministry of Interior said that last night unknown persons stormed the Security Service of Ukraine building in the city of Lugansk and seized a weapons warehouse there. During the nights clashes, nine people were reportedly injured. In the city of Kharkov protesters erected barricades around the buildings of the city and the regional administrations and the regional headquarters of Security Service of Ukraine. Pro-Russian activists near the Kharkov city administration.(RIA Novosti / Chekachkov Igor) Screenshot from ustream.tv user artem77 Screenshot from ustream.tv user artem77 Source:Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine ? RT News

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Start date Apr 7, 2014

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