ALJAZEERA: Pro-Russian activists took over a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Saturday after a firefight, following the takeover of two other police stations in the region. Kyiv said it was preparing to send troops to tackle what it called an “act of aggression by Russia,” pushing the conflict between the neighbors into a dangerous new phase.
The 20 men in Kramatorsk were apparently dressed in matching uniforms, mirroring the earlier occupation of police headquarters of Donetsk, another city in eastern Ukraine…
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov pledged a “very tough response” to the seizure while local media reported special forces had been dispatched to the area… (more)
