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Armored Vehicle With Russian Flag Moves Through Streets of Slovyansk

2014-04-21 349 Dailymotion

<p>Tensions remained high in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk on April 21, after a weekend attack on a checkpoint by gunmen saw three people killed, including two attackers. The incident occurred amid a tentative Easter truce. <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-russia-slavyansk-shootings-accusations/25356138.html" target="_blank">Russia and Ukraine traded accusations</a> regarding who was behind the attack.</p><p>This footage, taken in Slovyansk on April 21, shows pro-Russia activists driving a tank through the city with a Russian flag flying from the vehicle. A pro-Russia activist group remains in control of some government buildings in the city. The self-declared mayor of Slovyansk <a class="link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://storyful.com/stories/75506">appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send Russian peacekeepers to the region</a>. Credit: Graham Phillips</p>

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