In the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, pro-Russian activists have seized a regional administration building. They have reportedly declared the creation of a sovereign “people’s republic,” independent of Ukrainian rule.
The move has been strongly opposed by the interim Ukrainian government. Tensions have also escalated in two other Ukrainian cities: Kharkiv and Luhansk. CCTV’s Michal Bardavid reports.
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