Update as of 6:34 a.m. EDT: Five pro-Russian rebels were killed in a clash at a checkpoint in the eastern Ukraine city of Slovyansk, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing Ukraine’s interior ministry, and added that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called Ukraine’s use of military force a “serious crime.” The Journal, citing Interfax, also reported a Russian politician as saying that Russia will not send troops into eastern Ukraine. …read more
Source: International Business Times
