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In Slavyansk - dead and wounded on both sides

The armed man speaks with the pro -Russian protesters near the city department of the police in Slavyansk on April 12, 2014

On April 13, in the city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region, an anti -terrorist operation began under the leadership of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov wrote on his Facebook: “Killed and wounded on both sides. On our part - an officer of the SBU. The head of the ATC SBU and four more were wounded. From the separatists - an unidentified amount. The separatists began to hide behind a live shield from the civilian population. There is a regrouping of forces. In Kramatorsk, people are dissatisfied with the actions of the newcomers. In Slavyansk, the support level of up to 1000 people. The SBU announced the regrouping. "

Unknown armed men with tied St. George ribbons near the city department of the police in Slavyansk April 13, 2014

Avakov also turned to the inhabitants of Slavyansk with a request not to go out: “Tell all civilians to leave the city center - do not leave the apartments, not to approach the windows. The separatists opened fire to defeat towards the right special forces without conversations. ” According to eyewitnesses, automatic queues are heard in the city, helicopters fly.

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The city police department in Slavyansk was captured by two dozen unknown people who introduced themselves as an initiative group of the Donetsk Republic, about 9 a.m. Saturday (April 12). The hostages were police officers who were in the building during the capture. They later released them. According to Ukrainian Pravda, only deputy chiefs of the city department of the police remained in the building. At least three law enforcement officers who were in the building of the city police officer during the assault were taken to the hospital. There were 20 machines in the duty unit, more than 400 Makarov pistols and ammunition for them.

According to the sources of The New Times, in the administration of the Donetsk region there are citizens of Russia among those who captured the building, in addition, three GRU groups work in the region. Moreover, if among those who lead the operation, there are Russians, they rely on the forces of local residents.

Similar captures took place on April 12 and in other settlements of the Donetsk region: Kramatorsk and Red Liman.

In Kramatorsk - the city of regional significance in the Donetsk region of Ukraine - the fighters of the "people's militia", who arrived in the city on buses, captured the police department. On April 12, at about 19.00, two buses drove up to the city department building, from which people in masks ran out. Between them and defending the building the former military, a brawl began. “We are not Ukrainian troops - we are a people's militia. We are the people who got up to drive away the corrupt Kyiv cops, ”the invaders who had gathered near the department only told people. A shootout occurred between the invaders and the police.

The city police department of Krasnoye Liman was also tried to capture armed people around 11:45 April 12. According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were about 20 armed people in the town of Goroddel, who, like the invaders of the unit in Slavyansk, introduced themselves to the initiative group of the Donetsk Republic, and the purpose of capturing the regime institution was weapons (more than 20 units of machine guns, more than 400 Makarov pistols and cartridges for them were stored). Arsen Avakov said that the attackers were with short -barrels of Russian -made AK 100, which are only in service with the troops of the Russian Federation. The confrontation did not reach the active phase, the attack was repulsed by the police.

Excitement continues in Kharkov. On April 12, in the center of Kharkov, employees of the Security Service of Ukraine found a cache arranged by unknown, and seized ammunition from there.