A majority of inhabitants in Ukraine's pro-Russian protest hub Donetsk do not want to join Russia but consider the government in Kyiv to be illegitimate, according to a poll published on Saturday. 52.2 percent of people questioned in the region, the focal point of separatist unrest that has seen pro-Moscow militants seize a string of towns, said they were against joining Russia while 27.5 percent favoured rule from Ukraine's former Soviet master Moscow.
Agence France-Presse: Poll says most in eastern Ukraine region against joining Russia
A Russian flag is hanged on top the Mariupol City Council building on April 17.
