Donetsk - The building of the Donetsk region's administration, which was occupied by pro-Russian activists on April 6, stayed under their control in the morning of Wednesday.
An Interfax correspondent has reported that there are three lines of
barricades made of cement and sand that are located in front of the
building. The metal Mertsalov Palm Monument, a symbol of Donetsk, is
being used in the barricades.
Duct tape has been put between trees in front of the building.
Pro-Russian activists are blocking all entrances to the building. The
situation in the city is calm.
Representatives of the so-called Donetsk Republic, which was declared
two days ago, told Interfax they intend to discuss whether
administration officials should be allowed to enter the building in a
Wednesday meeting.
In the meantime, the public liaisons department of the Ukrainian
Interior Ministry’s main office in the Donetsk region has denied the
information that police officers have left the territory near the
region’s administration building.
“This information is false. Officials from various police departments
are still around the building of the Donetsk region’s administration
and will stay there until the administration is fully freed from the
protesters who now occupy it,” the police said in a report.
