Ukrainian Forces Raise Flag over Port City
Ukrainian forces regained control of the port of Mariupol on Friday, raising the national flag over the southeastern city's main administrative building, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. "At 10:34 a.m. (0734 GMT) the Ukrainian flag was raised over City Hall in Mariupol," he wrote on Facebook after Ukrainian forces attacked the city as part of a broader military operation to reclaim territory seized by pro-Russian separatists. There was no immediate comment by the rebels on his remarks. Reporting by Pavel Polityuk
Ukraine Gives Rebels Deadline To Disarm Or Face Military Operation
Moscow. weapons. forces of Ukraine," Turchinov said in an address to the nation. months of pro-Western protests, for being behind the rash of rebellions across Russian-speaking towns in eastern Ukraine. "We will not allow Russia to repeat the Crimean scenario in the eastern regions of Ukraine," Turchinov said. in Ukraine's government under control. "It is now the West's responsibility to prevent civil war in Ukraine," the ministry said in a statement. A United Nations Security Council diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the council would meet at 8 p.m. GMT) in New York at Russia's request. Another diplomat said negotiations were under way on Ukraine's participation. bore "the telltale signs of Moscow's involvement". the table, and there's a lot in between," she added.
Ukraine Sends Forces To Confront Armed Pro-Russian Rebels
Kremlin. warned it will act to protect eastern Ukraine's Russian-speakers if they come under attack. operation" to re-assert Kiev's control in Slaviansk. flying over the town's police headquarters where militants were holed up. windows," Avakov wrote on his Facebook page. any one had been hurt. into Slaviansk, but there was no independent confirmation of this. Sunday business. Ukraine that began when the Moscow-backed president was pushed out, and Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula. to a Russian military incursion, though Moscow has strenuously denied any such intention. further military intervention," said Laura Lucas Magnuson, spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Kiev on April 22, becoming the most senior U.S.
