militias took over government
buildings there.
nbc's ayman mohyeldin has the
latest.
>> reporter: pro-russian
separatist militias have again
taken over a police station,
this time in a city in donetsk.
it's seven days in a row where
these pro-russian militias,
well-armed with military
precision in very crisp uniforms
that many believe say are backed
by russia, that they've been
able to take over these
buildings and that has pushed
the country into a very
difficult position.
the ukrainian government has
given an ultimatum for them to
lay down their weapons and leave
these buildings, or risk having
the armed forces come in and use
force to clear them out.
the problem in doing so, it
could possibly provoke russia,
which has 40,000 soldiers on the
border.
natalie?
>> thank you, ayman mohyeldin.
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