Separatists bid to annex more Ukrainian territory
PRO-RUSSIAN separatists seized a provincial administration building in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine yesterday and declared the region independent.
Observers warned that the move echoed Russia’s annexing of Crimea and Ukrainian authorities said it had been carried out by Russia to sow unrest in the country.
Activists were reported as saying that a referendum be held no later than 11 May on the possible secession of the Donetsk region, which borders Russia.
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