<br /> <p>Armed men in unmarked uniforms took up positions in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, on November 21, in what appeared to be a power struggle among the Russia-backed separatists who control the city, RFE reported</a>.</p><p>The region’s separatist leader said the move was part of a revolt by supporters of a police chief who was dismissed the previous day. The police chief denied he was fired, and said his forces were working against what he called a Ukrainian “sabotage” group with links to separatist authorities in Luhansk, RFE said.</p><p>The city is part of an area seized by the separatists in April 2014</a>, following the ouster of Ukraine’s Kremlin-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.</p><p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian government was following the situation but he was not ready to disclose the Kremlin’s views on the situation, Reuters reported</a>. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful</p><br />
