Pro-Russian protesters storm regional government building in east Ukraine
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Pro-Russian protesters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk stormed the regional government building on Sunday (April 6) and replaced the Ukrainian flag on the building with a Russian one.
Around 1,500 protesters who had surrounded the building cheered, chanting "Russia!".
Around 500 police in riot gear cordoned off the building but some protesters got through.
One Ukrainian flag on the building was torn off, another thrown out of the windows.
The hometown of pro-Russian former president Viktor Yanukovich, Donetsk has seen tensions rise, as they have across mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, since his ouster and the installation of a pro-European government in Kiev.
The east has remained a touchpoint for tensions between Ukraine and Russia, after Yanukovich fled from power and Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean territory.
Tensions have spilled over into the biggest confrontation between Russia and the W
Pro-Russian protesters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk stormed the regional government building on Sunday (April 6) and replaced the Ukrainian flag on the building with a Russian one.
Around 1,500 protesters who had surrounded the building cheered, chanting "Russia!".
Around 500 police in riot gear cordoned off the building but some protesters got through.
One Ukrainian flag on the building was torn off, another thrown out of the windows.
The hometown of pro-Russian former president Viktor Yanukovich, Donetsk has seen tensions rise, as they have across mainly Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine, since his ouster and the installation of a pro-European government in Kiev.
The east has remained a touchpoint for tensions between Ukraine and Russia, after Yanukovich fled from power and Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean territory.
Tensions have spilled over into the biggest confrontation between Russia and the W