Pro-Russian demonstrators have clashed with anti-government protesters in Ukraine’s south and eastern regions.<br /><br />Several attempts by opposition supporters to hold rallies over this weekend’s historic events have been roundly shut down.<br /><br />In the poor industrial city of Donetsk, pro-Russian protesters made their feelings clear over their allegiances.<br /><br />A scene repeated in several other cities like Kerch in Crimea where some Ukrainians have spoken openly of their desire to see the country split along political lines.