em blazened on the vehicle a symbol of the people's republic, their fighters were held up in a building until the early hours of the morning when ukraine troops moved in. >> coming with guns and after that, i don't know how many rounds of fire. after a couple of hours the real battle begun. >> the battle raged for most of the day as the men called terrorists scattered from the headquarters. >> we are told that the base is a few blocks from here and we are hearing the gun fire. but locals in the area are just going about life as normal, some of them just coming to take a look. >> as the shouts got louder, residents are taking cover. the country's minister is saying that some of the soldiers were wounded and separates are retained. the prorussian fighters managed to take control and residents are undecided on who to support. >> of course there is fear. we don't know what is happening. some are supporting the men in black and some are supporting the other side. >> in the first assault, targeting specific buildings at the city center. they are calling this a victory. the residents are not c