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Pro-Russian activists scuffle with police near the regional government building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Protesters hung up a Russian flag in defiance of Kiev's pro-European government.

Three more Ukrainian cities are vulnerable to a Russian takeover

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It seems likes deja vu in Ukraine, as pro-Russian protesters occupy government buildings in Ukrainian cities. In a move that resembles early events in Crimea, protesters in three eastern cities are calling for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia.It seems likes deja vu in Ukraine, as pro-Russian protesters occupy government buildings in Ukrainian cities. In a move that resembles early events in Crimea, protesters in three eastern cities are calling for a referendum on seceding from Ukraine and joining Russia.