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Kiev: Forces “helpless” to restore order in east

By MARIA DANILOVAPETER LEONARD
Published April 30, 2014 8:02pm ET
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Kiev: Forces “helpless” to restore order in east
Pro Russian masked armed militants guard barricades near Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Ukraine's police and security forces are "helpless" to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken people hostage, the country's president Oleksandr Turchynov said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) | Sergei Grits

HORLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s acting president conceded Wednesday that his police and security forces were “helpless” to stifle unrest in the country’s east, where pro-Russia gunmen seized more buildings, walking into the police station and mayor’s office in this mining hub without resistance.

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