At least three people were killed in a clash in Slovyansk in eastern Ukraine, the nation’s Interior Ministry said, as a top security official accused Russia of exploiting the violence to prepare grounds for an invasion. Three “activists” were shot to death while on duty at a roadblock in an attack early today that also left three other people injured, the ministry said in a posting on its website.
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Pro-Russian separatists celebrate Easter in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine. At least tthree people were killed in gunshoot early on April 20.