According to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, at least one Ukrainian state security officer was killed and five wounded in Sloviansk. This city in Donetsk Oblast is the latest of many in east Ukraine to experience violent demonstrations by pro-Russians.
Avakov took to his Facebook page to announce the situation.
On the side of the separatists there had been an “unidentifiable number” of casualties during the operation in the town of Slaviansk, the minister, Arsen Avakov, said on his Facebook page.
“There were dead and wounded on both sides,” Avakov said.
On Saturday, pro-Russian forces captured more government buildings and the police station. One masked gunmen said they took the police station because it is filled with weapons. Protesters built barricades and supporters cheered on the gunmen in the police station. Even Sloviansk mayor Nelya Stepa came out in support of the gunmen.
East Ukraine has been attacked all weekend.
Separatist revolts in Eastern Ukraine as of Sunday’s morning pic.twitter.com/97sK4luTg9
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 13, 2014
Journalists on the scene are posting as many updates and pictures to Twitter as they can. Max Seddon at Buzzfeed saw helicopters flying over Sloviansk and said it was armed with rockets.
At least one dead in shootout outside Sloviansk. Saw the blood. Body was gone when we got there. pic.twitter.com/W66Vz6xNZh
— Simon Ostrovsky (@SimonOstrovsky) April 13, 2014
Barricades at the police station in Slavyansk. The city appears to be under pro-Russian control, but the mayor fled pic.twitter.com/BzJXIn4R3l
— max seddon (@maxseddon) April 13, 2014
On Palm Sunday, old ladies outside Slavyansk are praying for no bloodshed. Say no Russian troops in town. pic.twitter.com/SomZrjXL4I
— max seddon (@maxseddon) April 13, 2014
Old folks blocking the main road into Slavyansk, eastern Ukraine. Truck just pulled up with tires for barricades pic.twitter.com/o2Rp4u9BrQ
— max seddon (@maxseddon) April 13, 2014
Video from one of the roadblocks in #Slovyansk http://t.co/INhMZ9M8hj
— Myroslava Petsa (@myroslavapetsa) April 13, 2014
There are still protests in Luhansk, Kharkiv, Donetsk and other east Ukraine cities.
“For Putin, For Motherland!”Scenes of total chaos in Kharkiv as violence breaks outhttp://t.co/YWcUHmD383http://t.co/Qel0USCJ3b
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 13, 2014
#Kharkiv: pro-Russia protesters attacked pro-Ukraine activists in local subwayvia @itsectorpic.twitter.com/kaVzhZ2hP7
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 13, 2014
LIVE: Tense pics from Zaporizhia, where pro-Ukraine & pro-Russia protesters are ready to clashhttp://t.co/WOWLE1K79S pic.twitter.com/CYnXDTkrPt
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 13, 2014
#Mariupol City Hall in Donetsk province right now, seized by separatistspics via @0629ComUa pic.twitter.com/gAxT2sMjON
— Maxim Eristavi (@MaximEristavi) April 13, 2014
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