Protesters in the west of Ukraine have seized government buildings in support of those on the front line in Kyiv. <br /><br />In the city of Lviv, the regional administration headquarters was stormed by demonstrators who smashed windows and doors and overturned furniture.<br /><br />The prosecutor’s office was also targeted where the records of activists were burned in an act of defiance.<br /><br />While other western cities have also had government buildings occupied, the east has remained calm.<br /><br />The protests highlight Ukraine’s historical divide. <br /><br />Those in the east nearest to Russia speak Russian as their first language and see Moscow as a source of stability while many in the west lean towards Europe.
