Armored Vehicles Move Into Slovyansk

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that pro-Russian militia took control of armored vehicles in eastern Ukraine as military operations were under way. This footage from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty shows gunmen and armored vehicles in the city of Slovyansk. An APC can be seen moving through a roadblock draped in Russian flags.

According to RFE/RL: “The vehicles moved into Slovyansk earlier today flying a Russian flag, and are now positioned outside the Slovyansk city hall, which has for several days been occupied by pro-Russian separatists.”

The Kyiv Post reported that the armed vehicles were taken by a pro-Russia group in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk before moving into Slovyansk. Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty