Gunfight in Southeast Ukraine, many casualties

Reuters reported on April 17 that Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said three separatist protesters were killed in a gunfight that occurred on the night of April 16 in the town of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine, on the northern shore of the Azov Sea.

Ukrainian police prevent protesters from occupying the police headquarters in Horlivka (Gorlovka) city on April 14. Illustrative photo. (Source: AFP/TTXVN)

On the social networking site Facebook, Minister Avakov wrote: "According to initial information, three attackers were killed, 13 people were injured and 63 people were arrested"./.

According to VNA