An armed man stands in front of Pro-Russian protesters near the police headquarters in Slaviansk, April 12, 2014. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - At least 15 armed men seized police headquarters in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk on Saturday, extending takeovers of public building by pro-Russian militants who have been demanding autonomy from Kiev.
Government buildings in two other Russian-speaking cities, Donetsk and Luhansk, have been occupied by separatists since last weekend, in what the new pro-Europe leadership in Kiev says is part of a plan drawn up by the Kremlin to dismember Ukraine.
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