At occupied government buildings in eastern Ukraine, there is plenty of razor wire, sandbags and Molotov cocktails. One thing is conspicuously absent, though — law enforcement. When protests in Eastern Ukraine started on Sunday, police were everywhere. The forces protecting a government building stood shoulder-to-shoulder in riot gear as protesters pounded on their shields. Protesters eventually broke through, taking over government buildings in three eastern cities.
National Public Radio: Between friends, family and country, Ukranian police lie low
Pro-Russians shout slogans as an armed pro-Russian activist guards a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk after it was seized by a few dozen gunmen on April 12, 2014.
