Separatists occupy buildings of Alchevsk and Sverdlovsk city councils

On Wednesday, a group of separatists of about 30 people entered the building of the Alchevsk City Council, after which the Ukrainian flag was withdrawn from it.

The press service of the Luhansk Regional Branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine [CVU] reports.

"The activists held talks with government officials, another flag appeared on the mayor's office. However, it is not the Russian flag, but the flag of Alchevsk. The Ukrainian flag was removed. Most of the executive committee employees went home in the afternoon, the management remains at their workplaces," a statement reads.

Today, the pro-Russian extremists entered the building of the Sverdlovsk City Сouncil in Luhansk region.

This information was confirmed by local human rights activist Olena Stepanets.

According to her, unknown people and the Party of Regions representatives also arrived in the city from Luhansk.

She noted that currently a meeting is held in the City Council with Mayor Oleksandr Shmalts, deputies and extremists, who are headed by Dmitry Gafarov.