WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Sunday pro-Russian militants had seized government buildings in six cities in eastern Ukraine on Saturday in an orchestrated operation reminiscent of those conducted in Crimea before it was annexed by Russia last month.
"Many of the militants were outfitted in bullet-proof vests and camouflage uniforms with insignia removed and carrying Russian-origin weapons," it said in a note entitled "Evidence of Russian Support for Destabilization of Ukraine."
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