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DONETSK, Ukraine - Pensioners in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have attacked and attempted to occupy the office of the regional governor, RFE/RL's Ukrainian and Russian services report. Some 200 pensioners, many of them armed with spades or pitchforks, forced their way into the building but were stopped by dozens of police. They are demanding that the Ukrainian government resign. Read full report here.