Police re-capture government building in Donetsk
Police re-captured the administrative headquarters of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and have around 68 pro-Russian protesters in custody who are being questioned over the occupation.
Police re-captured the administrative headquarters of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and have around 68 pro-Russian protesters in custody who are being questioned over the occupation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent the afternoon at Kirillovsky airfield in western Russia watching large-scale military exercises.
Putin, accompanied by the Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the head of the Russian army's main department of combat preparation Ivan Buvaltsev, watched naval warships and coastal troops conducting live fire exercises, the Russian defence ministry said.
Kirillovsky airfield is near Saint Petersburg in Russia's western military district.
Pro-Russia activists recaptured administrative headquarters in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk and flew the Russian flag from its roof.
ITV News' Europe Correspondent describes the tense atmosphere surrounds a central government building in Donetsk .
New footage obtained by ITV News shows Russian troops firing warning shots as Ukrainian soldiers approached during a tense stand-off today.