hoda abdel-hamid saying a volatile situation indeed. thank you, hoda abdel-hamid. >> now, syria's government and rebel fighters are accusing each other of launching chemical attacks. bashar al-assad is pointing the finger at what it calls terrorists. the opposition is denying it's responsible and demands the international community investigates. >> it looks like the usual bombing campaign in syria. according to activists the barrel bombs dropped from helicopters contained toxic chemicals. according to witness accounts those chemicals went airborne after the bombs fell. as people were ferried in ambulances, the person recording this video is coughing and others are covering their mounteds. we cannot independently verify the videos, but syrian tv said there was an attack and blamed the fighters. >> trial judge in the -- >> translation: in the hamad suburbs a group was attacked using gas we are aware that the group are prepared to carry out more attacks. >> act visits said many -- activists said many died. children and adults appeared to ha

in the sky is a helicopter, but that's all we have been able to confirm. >> hoda abdel-hamid, thank you for bringing us the latest on the situation in slovyansk. let's go to moscow, and join peter sharp. it's not just in the town with hoda abdel-hamid is, of course, we are seeing increasingly volatile situation in many places across the east. how are we likely to see russia or moscow reacting to this. >> it depends what happens in the next few hours. moscow always reserved the right to cross the border with its troops if it felt the russian-speaking minority in eastern ukraine was threatened or in jeopardy, or if the ukraine forces if kiev military used force on the so-called separatist. they reserved the right. overnight the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said that what we are seeing now in the eastern ukraine is demanding kiev's inability to take control of its own state, which is, i suppose, as critics would say, disingenuous when you think that at the moment there are pro-russian forces in several cities trying to destabilize that area. so obviously the kremlin is watching t

-- donetsk, hoda abdel-hamid. thank you very much. >> the deposit in south sudan -- government in south sudan, said it sent soldiers across the country to secure bases belonging to the united nations. 58 people were killed at the site, where the displaced people have taken shelter. violence began four months ago, when fighting broke outs between government soldiers and rebel troops loyal to the former vice president. >> these are some of the survivors on a u.s. base in bor. among them women and children. some have bullet wounds, others attacked by people with machetes. this boy was beaten with sticks, by a group numbering in the hun deds. >> this wall yn was told to -- woman was told it lay on the ground. she refused and ran away. >> translation: they caught up with me. i tried to jump over a wall. a man caught up with me, hitting me in the head with a machete. i lay still because i didn't want them to come back and finish me. >> another woman described being shot in the arm as she, too, tried to run away from her

hoda abdel-hamid, a similar situation there as well. what are the activists demanding? >> well, they are actually demanding, first of all, that the words of the acting president, the promise of an amnesty turns into an official decree or, indeed, a bill voted by the parliament in kiev. they say at that stage they would really believe that promise, and they would feel safe to go home. after that, what they want is a referendum, and they point out over and over again that they don't want to separate from ukraine. they want a federal system, a system in which they could deal with their own regional issues as they please. they are scared of the idea of ukraine coming closer to the e.u. and western general. some of the e.u. regulations could bring out the life of the city, which is basically centered around the mining industry. that is what they want at the moment. we asked them about the deadline. they said they weren't worried too much because negotiations are ongoing directly with the government. they wouldn't tell us who, but they have been talking. in about an hour or s

. >> on the phone outside of slovyansk is hoda abdel-hamid. our correspondent. the second deadline has come and gone. have you seen any signs of a military operation about to be launched? >> absolutely nun. yesterday on the road we saw a limited military present, military hardware moving along the road, today there's none of that whatsoever. earlier i had gone to the barricade in the center of luhansk, in front of the security building that has been taken over by protesters more than a week ago. they said overnight they were wary that something would happen. they said that they didn't think that actually ukraine reporters would want to participate in such a raid or attack g. what they were fearing more than anything else is that there would be some sort of provocation that would have them or would show that they are the ones who started a fight, and then if that is so the ukrainian forces would step in. they are thinking certainly of more security measures than those coming in and out the barricade is being checked. that is the thing that may be happening at thi

al jazeera's hoda abdel-hamid has more on the military build up in the area. >> reporter: they were deployed day after crimea voted to leave ukraine in midmarch. the ukrainian border guards set up base in an abandoned farm, the first to face russian troops crossing into ukraine. >> translation: i don't think anyone is going to come, but looking at the big picture, if that situation comes about, we will be the first to meet them. we are really to fulfil all duties that stand before us. >> russia has tens of thousands of troops stationed across the fields that separate the two countries. >> reporter: we are on the border. russia is on this side. russia said they were military exercises. the ukrainians are not taking chances. >> they have been digging trershes, an ob -- trenches, an obstacle they hope will hold back the damages. moscow's military exercise are in response. they took control of the east of the country. ukrainian soldiers say the russians moved closer. there's nothing they can do for now, except monitor the movements from the sky. the sound of helicopters rumble above the villages

we talked about the momentum hoda abdel-hamid, that the government have. what are they doing and what can they do? >> that's what they are discusses at a cabinet meeting. we heard from the interior minister who said within 48 hours, this situation in the east will be solved either by peace or by nurse. he went further by saying both options are on the table. both are a challenge for the government here. if we look up over the past days. they have sent many invoice to the east to quell the situation. there has been some success in carr kif, and that's probably because the interior minister is from there. and he managed to have the demonstrators evacuate that government building that has seized. but in the rest of theees the situation is at a standoff. if we look at the military option from the outside, it seems that the government is showing that it's prepared. people have been drafted. it's showing that forces are prepared. if anything happens, but really, as you said earlier, russian forces are on the other side of the borders, inside russia. according to

the region is divided as we see from hoda abdel-hamid's report from donetsk. >> they are uniformed and well equipped. they were at the forefront of a building seizure in kramatorsk, and the taking of an airfield in slovyansk. it prompted the mayor of the town to draw parallels with the take over of crimea by russia. she said. >> translation: the city is besieged by them at the moment. the men in green are there. they don't hide they are from crimea and russia. >> moscow denied involvement on the ground in eastern ukraine. these men don't hide their allegian allegiance. that has people questioning their movements. >> i'm scared of the crimean scenario being repeated. i saw the military cars without numbers on it, and from it people in uniform with guns. they have weapons, they can use it to injure the people not just us. >> the protesters say they are demanding their rights as ethnic russians. >> the protesters inside the building deny russian involvement as of yet. they say they were promised military backup if they came under attack. ask anyone here, and they'll tell you if the russia

hoda abdel-hamid is live in donetsk. given that the separatist refuse to recognise the 4-way agreement between russia, ukraine, u.s. and the e.u., what options does the mediator have to convince them? >> these are tough negotiations. the people we spoke to, the pro-russian activists in some of these buildings said that they were surprised at the outcome of geneva, especially that russia had joined in the call for them to arm and evacuated the buildings. they say they'll listen to their commanders, and so far they have told them to stay put, and they say, well you know, we have demands and none have been concretely met at this point. negotiators are going around the region, we have negotiators from kiev, we have the team from the organisation for security in europe. but there's no real concrete outcome of all that. there won't be until the government in kiev turns into legislation all their promises. they talk about anamnesty law, decriminalization. they were promises. there's no law. setting a date for the referendum on

hoda abdel-hamid in donetsk. thank you, hoda. >>> iraqis will head to the polls on wednesday for parliamentary elections. the build-up to the vote has been marred by violence. corruption and mismanagement of funds it a big concern for voters. we have a report from the oil-rich region of basra. >> this woman makes tea for her family. a pleasure, but not as uncomplicated as it looks. the water from the taps across the city is undrinkable. it's been like this in basra for decades. >> translation: you can never drink it, it's salty. if you watch your face, your eyes burn. the children get stomach ache. some days we don't wash, you can't wash before prayer. >> life was better before. >>. >> translation: we lived a good life in the '60s. >> this is the father of the house, forced to leave the police force after suffering a blood clot to the brain. he pays his bills, the water is bad, and he can't afford the medical treatment he need. >> translation: my wife is dark. i can't explain my feelings, we have poor electricity,

shortly we'll hear from hoda abdel-hamid, in donetsk. first jacky rowland reports. >> local people call it the easter massacre. what took place at this makeshift checkpoint in the early hours of sunday is unclear. villages say unknown attackers drove up and opened fire an activists manning the barricade. >> they came in jeeps, lit up the barricade and started shooting. my neighbour got a bullet between the eyes. others came to help us. if they hadn't come, the attackers would have slaughtered everyone like chickens. the interior ministry said three pro-rush job activists were -- pro-russian activists were killed. the attackers took the dead and wounded with them. there are a lot of unanswered questions here. for a start, where did the two cars come from. if there was a shoot-out between the men at the checkpoint and the vehicles, how come there are bullet holes in the back of the second car, and how did the two vehicles end up burnt out. forensic experts are trying to answer some questions, but with the cars torched the evidence is limit

. >> let's go live to hoda abdel-hamid, in the eastern ukrainian city. the pro-russian groups in eastern ukraine seem emboldened. they are occupying government buildings. and show no signs of backing down. >> they have no intentions to back down until all demands are met. on top of the list is demands for a federal system, and that the russian language become the second official language of ukraine. they are emboldened. when you look at the map and see the cities where they seize buildings, it has not been done haphazardly, it's almost in a straight line from donetsk, and they went further east, they have control of the main security building. and as you mentioned earlier, now they have a presence in an area where there's an important port. actually, i asked why there, and they wanted to make sure that the ukrainian forces can not bring anything in to this area from the sea. here in slovyansk, there's a railway station. in kramatorsk, about 20 minutes drive from here, there's an airfield. so they have a plan, and they - it's likely when you ask them, wil

hoda abdel-hamid joins us from donetsk. moscow clearly fewerious over the attacks that have taken place near slovyansk. do you know more about what happened? >> well there are very conflicting reports here. one thing we know is that there was a shoot-out at a check point, on a dirt road, on the outskirts of the town of slovyansk, leading towards a village in that area. now, according to kiev and moscow, the story differs. moscow says that it suspects that it is some elements of the right sector, which is the ultra national group in ukraine that had a big role in the process in kiev, and certainly in rappelling the attack by -- rappelling the attack by security forces. the ministry of defense in kiev, in his statement said that there was a shoot-out, and confirm one death, not three or four like the reports that came out of the moscow, but hinted that it could have been a fight between different pro-russian groups on the ground, or maybe even some criminal gangs, or some sort of local score settling. that's the point at this

we can talk to hoda abdel-hamid in donetsk, which is not far from slovyansk. we are hearing that the team of negotiators that have just come in, could be getting there and will be granted an audience with those holding the international monitors. >> i didn't hear all the question, but i can say that the team should be arriving any minute and will be meeting with the self-proclaimed mayor, who says actually that the situation could be solved very quickly. it is a situation that embarrassed and put pressure on the >> now the south korean prime minister resigned over the government's handling over the ferry disaster. 187 have been confirmed dead after the ferry capsized and sank. more than 100 people are unaccounted for. ... on behalf of the government i apologise for many problems, from the pretches to the early plans of the disaster. he was in charge. rescue effort. he was in the firing line. literally at one point parties of missing children threw a water bottle and scuffled with him. again, when they stopped the car leaving the island of jindo. relatives were

hoda abdel-hamid has more from luhansk. >> the protesters are holed up in the building behind me. it's a security building of the city of luhansk. negotiations are ongoing with the government. some are direct negotiations, others are through mediation. they say that so far they have received only promises. for example, they would like to see the words of the acting president oleksandr turchynov, of an amnesty turned into an official decree or a bill voted by the parliament. only at that stage they will believe that the amnesty is on the table. after that everything can be discussed, but i have to say they continue underlying the fact that they don't want to separate from ukraine. what they want is a federal system in which they could administration their own locally. they are afraid of ukraine joining the e.u., saying that it could have a terrible impact on the city that lives basically on the mining industry. there's also deep distrust of the united states, and actually there is a big clockcard on this side of the square that says e.u., and u.s. butt out of ukraine. the message i

hoda abdel-hamid reports on the build-up. >> it was a day after they vowed to leave ukraine in mid march. any russian troops that crossed into ukraine. >> i don't think anybody is going to come, but looking at the big picture, if that kind of situation comes about, we'll be the first to meet them. we're ready to fulfill all duties before us. >> russia already has tens of thousands of troops stationed across the fields that separate the two countries. there was troop movement not far from here. moscow said that they were military exercises, and still the ukrainians have not taken any chances. they have been digging troops. the armed protesters took control of the towns in the east of the country. there's nothing they can do except monitor their movements from the sky. the sound of hospitals rumble above the borders. he lives in one of those villages. she feels at home in both russia and ukraine, and she has been concerned didabout the military. >> my concern is in russia, my two children, if something is to happen, i don't know how i'll see them. on the way to college, i see tanks, is it

let's go to donetsks and join hoda abdel hamid.does seem things are escalating in lahansk. >> certainly. and this comes just a say after they announced a system similar to the people's republic. i have to tell you that building is quite a big building, but as you said, they -- it was fairly easy. police didn't take a stand at all, and it comes in a day where the eu just issued its list of sanctions, and some of the people on that list are separatist leaders here. so it raises the question these sanctions where are they going to go, and what impact will they have here on the ground? people asked us, they said, okay. we're hearing about sanctions and steps taken by the international community, but what is it going to change here? prices are deepening by the day. yesterday another building was taken in another town and problem tomorrow there will be another building taken somewhere else. >> thank you very much for that update hoda. >>> a deadline for peace talks between israel and the palestinians has passed with no break through in s

we talk to hoda abdel-hamid in a nearby town. what are you saying around you? >> well, there's a lot of these uniformed men in the city center. some have called on a little area. they have taken over some of the area in the middle of the city, the park. they are very much cheered by chose who are around them. now, when you look at them closely, they don't really look like part of an org army. the uniforms are mismatched. some are not military. some of the weapons are old. one of the weapons we saw was a hunting rifle. we spoke to several of them. we asked them where they were from, and they said they were ethnic russians from ukraine. we tried to figure out if they had a command that could be directing them to russia, they denied that. >> what we are seeing, it seems from what you are describing, are military vehicles of some description, army personnel carriers, with russian flags from a distance. it might look like russian soldiers from the border. the armoured vehicle is very old. someone told me that they look old. they have russian administration on top of

hoda abdel-hamid has more. >> this is what it is like in rebel areas in syria, it's not clear how an election can be held. in a government-controlled neighbour hood a campaign to re-elect bashar al-assad is under way. he has not nominated himself, bashar al-assad said he will if the people want him. that is what people are asking for, that is the message from those that have taken part in rallies. there are people who don't want bashar al-assad as their leader. the war was a consequence of an uprising against his rule. >> translation: who should i vote for? the man that killed many. >> if millions of syrians who left their country and are displaced want to cast their ballot. they are not able to. the government can't hold a ballot in territories outside their control. raising credibility issues. >> reporter: the syrian government said the vote would be different. syrians can only choose to support bashar al-assad, and his father. now parliament approved laws to allow candidates to run for the post. >> not anyone can stand for elections, one of the companies is that they must have liv

aj's hoda abdel hamid is there about 100 miles from the russian border. >> the building is still undertrol of the gunmen who seized it on saturday. they appear to be holed up inside and there is no sign of that anti-terror operation that the ukrainian interior minister had warned of. now, the ukrainian police that was in the building at the time appears to have fled. outside here, the street leading to this police station has been barricaded from both sides. on top of the barricade, the men are unarmed. they are just holding plastic shields and wearing helmets. they also are counting on the support of hundreds of residents ofslovslov who came here to show their appreciation. the government of ukraine is probably fearing that there is a replay a la crimea here in eastern ukraine where in several towns and cities, either security buildings or local councils have been taken over. they might be a reality that the government of ukraine so far has not been a able to counter. >> for more on the escalating crisis in eastern ukraine we turn toaj kim venel. >> tension are spilling over in the ci

the ukrainian army says it started a second phase of a push against separatists in the east hoda abdel hamidoining us now. what more do we know hoda? >> reporter: actually the self proclaimed mayor of slaviansk has confirmed that his people were holding these -- this delegation of the usce, it was a team that was here to do military a very -- verification. there was a deal by which when the team arrived around the first check point, it should have called in and coordinated for the entrance into the town. the mayor said that that did not happen. he also said in the same bus where the eight members of this team was, there were five ukrainians and among them one who worked for the ukrainian chief of staff. the self proclaimed mayor describes him as a spy from what also we understand this military verification team was under the commanding the german ministry of defense. it issued a statement confirming that among the team were three german nationals and the other six were from various nationalities. >> reporter: the skies above the town, the ukrainiian government says a helicopter exploded just

>>> prorussia activists are taking control of more government buildings in eastern ukraine, hoda abdel hamids on the ground in one of the towns that were targeted. >> reporter: it is becoming a routine mission for the pro-russian self-defense unit. this time their target was the local building. any police station next door is also under their control. >> translator: right now the government in kiev are the puppets of the americans. we're defending our people. we are the peaceful people. they are the ones who broke the truce. we haven't started any conflict. >> reporter: here like elsewhere, they met no resistance. and then with the help of their supporters, the new russian position was fortified. first the sandbags, then the tires, and finally complete blocks. once the barricades are up, it's difficult to see how the ukrainian government will retake control of this building. this woman has come to the local council in the morning to do paperwork. >> translator: i supported the protests in kiev, but not when it got violent. they should stop calling us criminals when they did exactly the same

. >> hoda abdel-hamid, thank you very much. >> in afghanistan the preliminary results from the election show that the former foreign minister abdullah abdullah is leading. he showed nearly 42% of the vote. his nearest rival by nearly 8%. if noorth of candidates -- neither of the candidates gain 50% of the result in may, there'll be a run off. >> does this tell us anything about the overall end game that was seen. there are three candidates. there are votes in favour of two. >> the election commission - the way they tell it, they tried to give an re-examination of how they think the final vote will look. this is why you have got this so% of the vote in from 26% of the polling. the election commission hopes that a representative sample, it isn't a final number, more results will be in next weeks. the indication is that the frontrunners are abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani could be headed to a run off. unless they get enough votes to tip them over the 50% plus one threshold. >> are you able to garner from where the results come in whether support for one candidate is because he has suppo

hoda abdel-hamid has more from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: it's becoming a routine mission for the pro-russian self-defence unit. this time their target was the local council building. the police station next door is also under their control. >> translation: right now the government in kiev are the puppets of the americans. we are defending our people. we are the peaceful people. they are the ones that broke the truce. we have not started any conflict. >> here, like elsewhere, they met no resistance. and then, with the help of supporters, this pro-russian position was fortified. first, the sandbags. then the tyres. and finally concrete blocks. >> reporter: once the barricades are up, it's difficult to see how the you withdrawnian government will -- ukrainian government will retake control of the building. it'ses losing ground in the east by the day. >> this person has come to the local council to do paperwork. >> translation: i supported the protest in kiev, not when it got violent. they should stop calling us criminals when they are doing the same in kiev, belittling the local gov

hoda abdel-hamid reports from neighbouring turkey. >> reporter: they have problems breathing.hey cough, vomit. doctors that the people are victims of chlorine gas bombs. this is a hospital in a town in the northern countryside of hama. act visits say syrian government helicopter have been dropping bombs containing the gas. hundreds of people have been treated over the past two weeks. >> here alone there has been six attacks involving the use of chlorine gas when the bombs are dropped the smell of chlorine spreads across the up to. critical cases are sent to turkey. three have died. this is not the first time toxic chemicals were accused. the united nations says sarin gas was used killing hundreds. the u.n. inquiry did not say who used them. an international deal to destroying chemical weapon stockpiles has been reached. the united states is trying to determine the facts around the facts. >> we have indications of the use of a toxic industrial chemical, probably chlorine in syria this month, in the opposition dominated village. we are examining allegations that the government w

. >> al jazeera's hoda abdel-hamid is in slovyansk where pro-russian demonstrators show no signs of leaving occupied buildings >> the building is still under the control of gunmen who seized it on saturday. they appear to be holed up inside, and there's no sign of the anti-terrorism operation that the interior minister warned of. the ukrainian plus in the building at the time appear to have fled. the street leading to the police station has been barricaded from both sides. on top the men are unarmed, they are holding plastic shields and wearing helmets. they are counting on the support of the hundreds of residents of slovyansk, who came to show appreciation. the government of ukraine are concern that something similar to crimea is happening. in several towns and cities, or local councils, have been taken over. it might be a fact or reality that is developing that the government of ukraine has not been alt counter. >> ukraine's president will not allow russia to repeat what is happening in crimea. they are calling the order to use armed forces outrageous. the russian side is bringing up the

hoda abdel hamid on friday toured the area with ukrainian border guards. >> reporter: russia is on thise, and there were troop movements not far from her. exercises. >> they say the russians have moved closer, but there is nothing they can do for now except to monitor in the sky. residents here feel at home in both ukraine and russia, but the military build uphas many nervous. >> translator: my sister lives in russia with her two children. i always go to visit them. on my way to college i see tanks. it is scary? of course it is. >> ukrainians loyal to kiev say they are training to prevent a russian invasion. >> translator: we want to save our families and our cities, and if not us, who will do this? >> as the conflict between security forces and separatists intensify so too does that on the international stage. during a stop on his asia tour friday, president obama again throwing down the gauntlet t russian russi russian leader vladimir putin. >> he has to make a decision is he willing to see the russian economy that was already weakened, weakened further >> that followed a call with co

this report from hoda abdel-hamid. in neighbouring turkey. >> these antitank weapons are american made and are on the battle ground in syria. it's been a while since opposition fighters got their hands on the weaponry. they did not provide who provided the shipment. the armour-piercing antitank systems had been given to the free syrian army. >> translation: the weapons arrived from friendly countries to for the opposition. i will not fame them. >> neither would be say if the countries are trying to create a force counting the influence of the french. in two nights, the moderate brigade and rivals think they are working for the interests of the west. >> translation: i think the united states will use them against the islamists and wants to make it has syrian loyalty. some are effective, others are not. i'm not worried about them. >> he may be right. some of the strongest brigades joined under the islamic front banner and don't recognise the western backed opposition and the syrian-backed coalition and accused free syria

. >> hoda abdel-hamid is in slovyansk, about 100 miles from the russian border muchized the building is still under control of the gun me who seized it on saturday. they appeared to be holed up inside. there's no sign of the anti-terror operation that the ukrainian interior americans warned of. the people in the building at the time looks like they have fled much the street that is been barricaded. on top of the barricades me are unarmed, they are holding plastic shields and wearing helmets and are counting on the support of hundreds of resident of slovyansk, who came to show their appreciation. the government of ukraine is probably fearing that there is a replay happening here in eastern ukraine where in several towns did cities, either security buildings or lobing it will councils -- local councils have been taken obvious, and the reality that is developing is that the government of ukraine has not been able to counter. >> for more on the escalating crisis in eastern ukraine we turn to kim vinnell. >> tensions are spilling over in eastern ukraine. ukrainian authorities say this e h

hoda abdel-hamid is there, 100 miles from the russian border. the building is under control of the gunmen who seized it on saturday. they appeared to be holed up inside. there's no sign of the anti-terror operation that the ukrainian interior minister warned of. the ukranian plus that were in the building, outside on the street leading to the police station, it has been barricaded from both sides. the men are unarmed, holding plastic shields and wearing helmets. they are counting on the support of hundreds of residents who came here to show their appreciation. the government of ukraine is probably fearing that there is a replay in crimea happening here in eastern ukraine, where in several towns and cities, either security buildings or local councils have been taken over, and they might be a fact of reality that is developing, and that the government of ukraine has been able to counter. >> senator john mccain recommend america sends weapons to the ukrainian government. earlier i asked columbian university's lincoln mitchell what he thought of the

our correspondent hoda abdel-hamid sees no visible sign of the authorities getting tough at all when you arrived. >> absolutely, and there's no visible sign. the building to my right - there are people standing there, they have the barricade of rubber tyres manned by me who are not carries weapons. presumably the ones that stormed the building are in the building. you don't see them. >> we are in the city center, there was a warning from the government for the resident to evacuate. i think few have heeded that call. families are walking around, shops are open. this there is an anti-terror operation carried on. i think we are at the early stages of it, or it has not started. what we did see is a 45 checkpoint, a military checkpoint on the road leading from lagansk to slovyansk. and barricades from the city leading to the city center. they were manned by the pro-russian protesters. >> what do you make of what the interior minister is saying on his facebook page, admittedly, that a state security official has been killed, five wounded, an unidentified number of casualties among the fede

argues hoda abdel hamid reports. >> the care cations are up.ussian protest who seized the building are holding ground. >> i am nervous about the future. >> igor, an it specialist when he is not protesting, has been here for neil a week and has no intention to leave any more soon. >> if they get the right sector and acting president turchnov out, the right sector in power, making laws and they say they want our heads. >> the protesters have settled inside the building and are preparing for the long haul. there is no shortage of food and medical supplies here donated by sympathizers who see their cause as a just one. they are fully supported by their mothers and wives who turned the police station into a little community of its own. pro-russian supporters have counted on the backing of moscow. they worked hard to keep the momentum in the region where not everyone agrees with them. the picture is not very clear now. it's all uncertain. we are now only counting on forces and strength. let's see if they get out of of our buildings in kiev first. we