5 Killed, 1 Injured in Special Operation in Ukraine’s Slaviansk -- RIA Novsoti
MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – The special operation against pro-federalization protesters underway in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk has left five members of local self-defense forces dead and one policeman injured, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry said Thursday.
“During an anti-terrorist operation by a department of the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry, three roadblocks were destroyed that were set up by armed gangs in the northeastern part of the city of Slaviansk in the Donetsk region. During the armed conflict, at least five terrorists were killed. One policeman was injured,” the ministry said in a statement.
Police in the region earlier reported that members of Slaviansk’s self-defense group had constructed eight roadblocks.
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