Ukraine Struggles for Control in East, as US Links Moscow to Unrest -- Voice of America
Ukraine's government struggled Tuesday to assert and maintain control of key cities in its pro-Russian east, as pressure mounts to bridge ethnic and political divides that threaten to further split the country.
Authorities say shots were fired and at least 60 pro-Moscow protesters were arrested in Kharkiv, while to the south, pro-Russian demonstrators dug in for a third day at a government facility captured Sunday in Donetsk.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian security officials said protesters in Luhansk, who are also seeking to split Ukraine and join Russia, wired an occupied building with explosives and were holding 60 hostages.
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