In eastern Ukraine separatists bring again the administrative building of a city under their control: In Kostjantyniwka, about 40 kilometers south of Slowjansk, pro-Russian Armed have taken the town hall and the police station.
Armed brought in the eastern Ukrainian city Kostjantyniwka according to media reports, two public buildings under their control, according to Russian media is in the police station and town hall.
About 20 masked gunmen in uniforms occupy the administration building , reported the news agency Reuters. A spokesman for the Donetsk regional administration said the demands of the squatters were the same as in other cities , where separatists have taken control of public bodies: The gunmen would call for a referendum and the independence of their region.
The attackers wore uniforms without insignia , hoisted the flag of the newly proclaimed ” Republic of Donetsk” and erected barricades in front of the town hall.
Even the police headquarters is armed in the violence , said the Interior Ministry in Kiev. Since the morning occupied about 30 separatists the ground floor, a spokeswoman said . ” The negotiations with the local police chief to run . We do not know what their demands are ,” she said.
The situation in the east of the country has worsened in recent days on and on. Meanwhile, about a dozen are ostukrainische cities under the control of pro-Russian militias.
The 80,000-inhabitant city Kostjantyniwka is located about 40 kilometers south of Slowjansk where separatists still hold military inspectors of the OSCE. A Swedish employee was released on Sunday due to health reasons. The OSCE called for the release of all team members. The separatists want the men, including four German, let go only in exchange: You demand the release of detained pro-Russian supporters.
In a statement on the night of Monday OSCE chief Didier Burkhalter criticized fixing the observer as “unacceptable”. The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned the “display” of the prisoners to the press. The Separatists they had presented to the media on Sunday.
U.S. President Barack Obama announced yet for Monday to impose new sanctions against Russia.
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