Ukrainian special forces have exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in the first reported gun battle in the east of the : one country, where armed men have seized a number of government buildings in recent days.
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Pro-Russia activists warm themselves near a barricade outside a regional police building seized by armed separatists in Slavyansk on April 13, 2014. Ukraine on Sunday launched an \"anti-terrorist operation\" in the eastern town of Slavyansk, where pro-Russian gunmen have seized police and security services buildings, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said. AFP PHOTO / GENYA SAVILOV
