Feelings ran high as hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in Kyiv’s Independence Square on Sunday to mark a national day of mourning for 49 people killed when their military transport plane was downed by pro-Russia militants.<br /><br />But grief was mixed with anger and demands that more action be taken against the separatists.<br /><br />“Ukrainians are very concerned about Ukraine’s destiny but we can’t see the same from the authorities,” said activist Tetyana Hudoliy.<br /><br />“ We need changes, changes and more changes. That is why we come to Maidan.”<br /><br />The plane, carrying 40 paratroopers and nine crew, was hit early on Saturday while coming in to land at an airport near the city of Luhansk, a centre of the rebellion in east Ukraine.<br /><br />As government forces pursue their operation against the breakaway fighters, some residents in the east are seeking refuge over the border in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.<br /><br />Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that around 5,000 people have been arriving every day from Ukraine in this region alone.
