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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.

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  1. Emma Murphy

Protesters charge police lines in Donetsk

Pro-Russian protesters in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk, evicted from government buildings earlier this morning by riot police, have charged at police lines.

This morning, the city's Lenin Square had around 2,000 protesters, with more arriving.

Police lines encircled the government buildings, trying to keep protesters at bay. Credit: ITV News

The demonstrators have managed to break the first police line, shouting "Putin! Russia! Putin! Russia!"

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