The Ukrainian army has erected a checkpoint about 40km away from the town of Sloviansk where pro-Russian protesters have taken over several government buildings. Soldiers with tanks and helicopters are patrolling near the town of Izyum.
BBC: Ukrainian army makes very public display of force’
Olexander Turchynov, speaker of the parliament and the interim president, attends military exercises at a shooting range in Desna, Chernihiv region on April 2, 2014.
