European Council's President Herman Van Rompuy addresses a news conference during an European Union (EU)-Africa summit in Brussels April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's security service said on Friday foreign "saboteurs" had knocked out state television transmissions for several hours, suggesting Moscow had backed the action as part of a campaign fomenting rebellion in the east.
Viktoria Syumar, deputy head of the SBU agency, said they had set fire to underground cables carrying power and signals to the broadcaster and several radio stations on the morning the country, and Russia, marks World War Two Victory Day.
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