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Armed men, wearing black and orange ribbons of St. George – a symbol widely associated with pro-Russian protests in Ukraine, drive an airborne combat vehicle (L) with a Russian flag seen on the top, outside Kramatorsk April 16, 2014. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday after securing control over an airfield from pro-Russian separatist militiamen, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to warn of the risk of civil war. (Photo by Maks Levin/Reuters)

Armed men, wearing black and orange ribbons of St. George – a symbol widely associated with pro-Russian protests in Ukraine, drive an airborne combat vehicle (L) with a Russian flag seen on the top, outside Kramatorsk April 16, 2014. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday after securing control over an airfield from pro-Russian separatist militiamen, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to warn of the risk of civil war. (Photo by Maks Levin/Reuters)




An Ukrainian soldier takes cover behind a tree as pro-Russia protesters gathered in front of a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

An Ukrainian soldier takes cover behind a tree as pro-Russia protesters gathered in front of a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Pro-Russian protesters shout slogans as they take part in a rally in Slaviansk, April 15, 2014. Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists was underway, though the crackdown got off to a slow start, if at all. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Pro-Russian protesters shout slogans as they take part in a rally in Slaviansk, April 15, 2014. Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists was underway, though the crackdown got off to a slow start, if at all. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)




Pro-Russia protesters hold their hands up in the air in front of an Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Pro-Russia protesters hold their hands up in the air in front of an Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of armoured personnel carriers in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the former Soviet country's future. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Ukrainian soldiers sit on top of armoured personnel carriers in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the former Soviet country's future. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




People watch a Ukrainian military jet fly above Kramatorsk, on April 16, 2014. Government forces and separatist pro-Russian militias staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the country's future. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People watch a Ukrainian military jet fly above Kramatorsk, on April 16, 2014. Government forces and separatist pro-Russian militias staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the country's future. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Pro-Russian supporters shout slogans during a rally in front of the occupied security service building in Lugansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. According to media reports, about six armored personnel carriers, which were seized by armed pro-Russian protesters in Kramatorsk, arrived to the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk. (Photo by Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA)

Pro-Russian supporters shout slogans during a rally in front of the occupied security service building in Lugansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. According to media reports, about six armored personnel carriers, which were seized by armed pro-Russian protesters in Kramatorsk, arrived to the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk. (Photo by Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA)




People surround a man who was injured during pro-Russian protests near a Ukrainian military base in Mariupol, on April 16, 2014. Ukraine's interior minister said on Thursday that three pro-Russian separatists were killed in shooting that broke out overnight in the town of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. “According to preliminary data, three attackers were killed, 13 wounded and 63 detained”. Arsen Avakov said in a post on Facebook. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

People surround a man who was injured during pro-Russian protests near a Ukrainian military base in Mariupol, on April 16, 2014. Ukraine's interior minister said on Thursday that three pro-Russian separatists were killed in shooting that broke out overnight in the town of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. “According to preliminary data, three attackers were killed, 13 wounded and 63 detained”. Arsen Avakov said in a post on Facebook. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




An Ukrainian soldier aims his rifle at pro-Russia protesters gathered in front of a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

An Ukrainian soldier aims his rifle at pro-Russia protesters gathered in front of a Ukrainian airbase in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




A pro-Russian armed man stands guard outside the mayor's office in Donetsk April 16, 2014. Dozens of masked pro-Russian separatists armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles have seized control of the city hall in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk demanding a referendum, a local government spokesman said on Tuesday. (Photo by Reuters)

A pro-Russian armed man stands guard outside the mayor's office in Donetsk April 16, 2014. Dozens of masked pro-Russian separatists armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles have seized control of the city hall in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk demanding a referendum, a local government spokesman said on Tuesday. (Photo by Reuters)




Pro-Russia protesters guard a barricade outside a regional police building seized by armed separatists in Slavyansk on April 13, 2014. Ukraine on Sunday launched an “anti-terrorist operation” in the eastern town of Slavyansk, where pro-Russian gunmen have seized police and security services buildings, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)

Pro-Russia protesters guard a barricade outside a regional police building seized by armed separatists in Slavyansk on April 13, 2014. Ukraine on Sunday launched an “anti-terrorist operation” in the eastern town of Slavyansk, where pro-Russian gunmen have seized police and security services buildings, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. (Photo by Genya Savilov/AFP Photo)




Pro-Russian activists block a collumn of Ukrainian men riding on Armoured Personnel Carriers in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on April 16, 2014. Ukraine's security service said on April 16 it had intercepted communications showing that Russian commanders in the separatist east had issued pro-Kremlin militants “shoot-to-kill” orders after Kiev launched an operation to oust them. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)

Pro-Russian activists block a collumn of Ukrainian men riding on Armoured Personnel Carriers in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on April 16, 2014. Ukraine's security service said on April 16 it had intercepted communications showing that Russian commanders in the separatist east had issued pro-Kremlin militants “shoot-to-kill” orders after Kiev launched an operation to oust them. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)




An armed man shows his Ukrainian passport as he stands near of tanks (behind, not seen) in Slaviansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. According to media reports, about six armored vehicles which were seized by armored pro-Russian men in military uniform in Kramatorsk, arrived to the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA)

An armed man shows his Ukrainian passport as he stands near of tanks (behind, not seen) in Slaviansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. According to media reports, about six armored vehicles which were seized by armored pro-Russian men in military uniform in Kramatorsk, arrived to the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk. (Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA)




An elderly woman with Russian flag poses in front of the occupied security service building in Lugansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. (Photo by Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA)

An elderly woman with Russian flag poses in front of the occupied security service building in Lugansk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. (Photo by Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPA)




An Ukrainian soldier takes a rest with  local people in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. Pro-Russian protestors blocked a column of Ukrainian armored vehicles enroute to Slaviansk and did not allow them to pass. Pro-Russian insurgents, who are demanding broader autonomy from Kiev and closer ties to Russia, continued occupying government, police and other administrative buildings in eastern cities, in defiance of an ultimatum by the Ukrainian government to lay down their weapons. (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/EPA)

An Ukrainian soldier takes a rest with local people in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, 16 April 2014. Pro-Russian protestors blocked a column of Ukrainian armored vehicles enroute to Slaviansk and did not allow them to pass. Pro-Russian insurgents, who are demanding broader autonomy from Kiev and closer ties to Russia, continued occupying government, police and other administrative buildings in eastern cities, in defiance of an ultimatum by the Ukrainian government to lay down their weapons. (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova/EPA)




A pro-Russian militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of so called Donetsk Republic outside a regional police building in eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 14, 2014. Ukraine's latest ultimatum to pro-Kremlin militias who have seized buildings across a swath of the separatist east expired on Monday without any sign of the gunmen ready to give in. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)

A pro-Russian militiaman guards a barricade in front of the flag of so called Donetsk Republic outside a regional police building in eastern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk on April 14, 2014. Ukraine's latest ultimatum to pro-Kremlin militias who have seized buildings across a swath of the separatist east expired on Monday without any sign of the gunmen ready to give in. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)




People gather during a rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Monday, April 14, 2014. Ukraine's acting president urged the United Nations on Monday to send peacekeeping troops to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian gunmen kept up their rampage of storming and occupying local government offices, police stations and a small airport. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)

People gather during a rally in the Independence Square in Kiev, Monday, April 14, 2014. Ukraine's acting president urged the United Nations on Monday to send peacekeeping troops to eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian gunmen kept up their rampage of storming and occupying local government offices, police stations and a small airport. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/AP Photo)




Pro-Russian activists block a collumn of Ukrainian men riding on Armoured Personnel Carriers in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)

Pro-Russian activists block a collumn of Ukrainian men riding on Armoured Personnel Carriers in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Anatoliy Stepanov/AFP Photo)




A pro-Russian gunman clears the way for a combat vehicle with gunmen on top in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers. At least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

A pro-Russian gunman clears the way for a combat vehicle with gunmen on top in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers. At least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




A fighter jet flies above as Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured personnel carrier in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the former Soviet country's future. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

A fighter jet flies above as Ukrainian soldiers sit on an armoured personnel carrier in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian government forces and separatist pro-Russian militia staged rival shows of force in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday amid escalating rhetoric on the eve of crucial four-power talks in Geneva on the former Soviet country's future. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




People walk past an Ukrainian Army combat vehicle parked near a railway in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

People walk past an Ukrainian Army combat vehicle parked near a railway in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)




Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army sit atop combat vehicles as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.  (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army sit atop combat vehicles as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




People block a column of Ukrainian Army combat vehicles on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

People block a column of Ukrainian Army combat vehicles on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)




A local resident holding an Orthodox icon talks with soldiers of Ukrainian Army, as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

A local resident holding an Orthodox icon talks with soldiers of Ukrainian Army, as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)




A military Ukrainian Army helicopter flies over a column of Ukrainian Army combat vehicles on the way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)

A military Ukrainian Army helicopter flies over a column of Ukrainian Army combat vehicles on the way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)




Armed pro-Russian activists stand outside the Ukrainian regional administration building which they seized in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, Ukraine on April 14, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Tension has been rising in Ukraine, with pro-Russian activists occupying buildings in more eastern towns and a Russian fighter jet rmaking passes over a U.S. warship in the Black Sea. (Photo by Ilia Pitalev/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)

Armed pro-Russian activists stand outside the Ukrainian regional administration building which they seized in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk, Ukraine on April 14, 2014 in Slovyansk, Ukraine. Tension has been rising in Ukraine, with pro-Russian activists occupying buildings in more eastern towns and a Russian fighter jet rmaking passes over a U.S. warship in the Black Sea. (Photo by Ilia Pitalev/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)




A Ukrainian woman helps an injured man during the clashes between Ukrainian activists protesting the occupiation of local government buildings by pro-Russia separatists, and Russia's supporters on April 13, 2014 in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia. (Photo by Maxim Scherbina/Getty Images/Anadolu Agency)

A Ukrainian woman helps an injured man during the clashes between Ukrainian activists protesting the occupiation of local government buildings by pro-Russia separatists, and Russia's supporters on April 13, 2014 in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia. (Photo by Maxim Scherbina/Getty Images/Anadolu Agency)




A masked gunman guards combat vehicles with Russian, Donetsk Republic and Ukrainian paratroopers, flags and gunmen on top, parked in downtown of Slovyansk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers and at least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

A masked gunman guards combat vehicles with Russian, Donetsk Republic and Ukrainian paratroopers, flags and gunmen on top, parked in downtown of Slovyansk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers and at least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)




Ukrainian border guards stand on guard at a base close to the Russian border near Donetsk April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)

Ukrainian border guards stand on guard at a base close to the Russian border near Donetsk April 15, 2014. Ukrainian armed forces on Tuesday launched a “special operation” against militiamen in the country's Russian speaking east, authorities said, recapturing a military airfield from pro-Moscow separatists. (Photo by Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)




A boy shakes hands with a pro-Russian armed man outside the mayor's office in Slaviansk April 14, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists who said they were part of a new “Donetsk People's Republic” in eastern Ukraine appealed on Monday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to help defend them against Ukrainian government forces. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A boy shakes hands with a pro-Russian armed man outside the mayor's office in Slaviansk April 14, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists who said they were part of a new “Donetsk People's Republic” in eastern Ukraine appealed on Monday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to help defend them against Ukrainian government forces. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)




Maidan self-defence activists stop the protesters trying to go inside the Ukrainian paliament in Kiev during a session, on April 15, 2014, as protesters during a rally outside the building demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)

Maidan self-defence activists stop the protesters trying to go inside the Ukrainian paliament in Kiev during a session, on April 15, 2014, as protesters during a rally outside the building demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)




A Maidan self-defence activist, holding a club and an ax, attends outside the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on April 15, 2014, during a rally of protesters who demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the “criminal” act would undermine talks planned in Geneva. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)

A Maidan self-defence activist, holding a club and an ax, attends outside the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev on April 15, 2014, during a rally of protesters who demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the “criminal” act would undermine talks planned in Geneva. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)




Armed pro-Russia activists stand guard inside the city state building they seized in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Armed pro-Russia activists stand guard inside the city state building they seized in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, on April 16, 2014. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)




Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday after securing control over an airfield from pro-Russian separatist militiamen, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to warn of the risk of civil war. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Ukrainian forces tightened their grip on the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday after securing control over an airfield from pro-Russian separatist militiamen, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to warn of the risk of civil war. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Ukrainian soldiers standing on a combat vehicle try to negotiate with pro-Russian protesters in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Fifteen armoured troop carriers full of paratroopers were surrounded and halted by a pro-Russian crowd at a town near an airbase. They were allowed to retreat only after the soldiers handed the firing pins from their rifles to a rebel commander. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Ukrainian soldiers standing on a combat vehicle try to negotiate with pro-Russian protesters in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. Fifteen armoured troop carriers full of paratroopers were surrounded and halted by a pro-Russian crowd at a town near an airbase. They were allowed to retreat only after the soldiers handed the firing pins from their rifles to a rebel commander. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Ukrainian Army troops receive munitions at a field on the outskirts of Izyum, Eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. An Associated Press reporter saw at least 14 armored personnel carriers with Ukrainian flags, one helicopter and military trucks parked 40 kilometers (24 miles) north of the city on Tuesday. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Ukrainian Army troops receive munitions at a field on the outskirts of Izyum, Eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. An Associated Press reporter saw at least 14 armored personnel carriers with Ukrainian flags, one helicopter and military trucks parked 40 kilometers (24 miles) north of the city on Tuesday. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)




Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army sit a top combat vehicles as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

Soldiers of the Ukrainian Army sit a top combat vehicles as they are blocked by people on their way to the town of Kramatorsk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The central government has so far been unable to rein in the insurgents, who it says are being stirred up by paid operatives from Russia and have seized numerous government facilities in at least nine eastern cities to press their demands for broader autonomy and closer ties with Russia. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




A Ukrainian soldier smokes a cigarette as he sits on an airborne combat vehicle near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

A Ukrainian soldier smokes a cigarette as he sits on an airborne combat vehicle near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)

Ukrainian soldiers clash with pro-Russia protesters on the field near Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine April 16, 2014. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)




Members of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry walk past a MI-8 military helicopter and armored personnel carriers at a checkpoint near the town of Izium, eastern Ukraine, April 15, 2014. Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armored personnel carriers seen near a flashpoint eastern town. (Photo by Dmitry Madorsky/Reuters)

Members of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry walk past a MI-8 military helicopter and armored personnel carriers at a checkpoint near the town of Izium, eastern Ukraine, April 15, 2014. Russia declared Ukraine on the brink of civil war on Tuesday as Kiev said an “anti-terrorist operation” against pro-Moscow separatists was under way, with troops and armored personnel carriers seen near a flashpoint eastern town. (Photo by Dmitry Madorsky/Reuters)




Ukrainian army troops set up a position at an airport in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces clashed Tuesday with about 30 armed gunmen at a small airport in Kramatorsk. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)

Ukrainian army troops set up a position at an airport in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. In the first Ukrainian military action against a pro-Russian uprising in the east, government forces clashed Tuesday with about 30 armed gunmen at a small airport in Kramatorsk. (Photo by Sergei Grits/AP Photo)




Maidan self-defence activists guard the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev during a session, on April 15, 2014, as protesters outside the building demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the “criminal” act would undermine talks planned in Geneva. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)

Maidan self-defence activists guard the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev during a session, on April 15, 2014, as protesters outside the building demand authorities to take actions against separatism on the eastern part of the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday warned Kiev against using force to quell pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine, saying the “criminal” act would undermine talks planned in Geneva. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)




A combat vehicle with pro-Russian gunman on top runs through downtown Slovyansk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers and at least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)

A combat vehicle with pro-Russian gunman on top runs through downtown Slovyansk on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers and at least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)




A woman wearing a national flower crown looks back as she attends a pro-Ukrainian rally in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A woman wearing a national flower crown looks back as she attends a pro-Ukrainian rally in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine April 15, 2014. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)
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