Armed men took over a television tower in eastern Ukraine on April 17 and switched it to Russian channels playing an almost non-stop stream of sound-bites from a marathon TV phone-in by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Employees at the tower said the men, who were armed with Kalashnikov rifles, barged in after arriving in cars and frightening off guards by firing a shot.
Reuters: Armed men put Putin on the air in eastern Ukraine
The protesters strengthen the barricades near the local police station in Sloviansk on April 13.
