Activists Declare Donetsk Republic After Capturing Regional Administration In Eastern Ukraine -- Haaretz/DPA/Reuters
Protesters who seized government call for a referendum on joining Russia and ask Putin to send in peacekeepers.
Pro-Russian activists in eastern Ukraine have declared Donetsk a sovereign republic and asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to send in peacekeepers, local media reported.
The announcement was made by a republican council of the "Peoples' Republic of Donetsk," who gathered at the local administration building, which was occupied by pro-Russian activists Sunday. They announced that a referendum on whether to join Russia will be held on May 11.
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More News On The Crisis In Eastern Ukraine
Donetsk People’s Council Set to Hold Referendum to Join Russia May 11 -- RIA Novosti
Activists declare Donetsk republic after capturing regional administration in Eastern Ukraine -- RT
Pro-Russia activists proclaim separatist republic in east Ukraine city -- Reuters
Pro-Russians say east Ukraine region independent -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Pro-Russian Protesters in Eastern Ukraine Seize Weapons -- Voice of America
Ukraine crisis: Protesters 'storm security HQs in east' -- BBC
Supporters of Federalization Storm Government Buildings in Eastern Ukraine -- RIA Novosti
My Comment: Oh-oh .... the shit has hit the fan. It is afternoon in eastern Ukraine right now, and pro-Russian protestors are seizing security buildings and taking weapons. As I had mentioned in an earlier post .... what is happening in eastern Ukraine is not a revolution .... but it is getting there.
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Yep.... This is moving to the next level and is going to be a disaster for all of us.
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