Acting President of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksandr Turchynov has signed an order enacting decision of the National Security and Defense Council dated April 13 "On urgent counter-terrorism measures and on preservation of territorial integrity of Ukraine." The councils' decision is a secret document, said the order posted on the president's Web site on April 14. The order comes into force on the day it has been posted.
Anti-federalization volunteers set up checkpoints in east Ukraine to keep separatists out
Dnipropetrovsk - The staff for national defense in Dnipropetrovsk region, which brings together opponents of the movement for Ukraine's federalization, has set up 26 volunteer checkpoints and plans to bring the number to 100 in a bid to stop separatists from coming into the region, commander of the staff Yuriy Bereza said on April 14. The 26 checkpoints, most of which are located on the region's border with the regions of Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson, notify traffic police posts about all suspicious vehicles, Bereza told a news conference. Checkpoints were being fortified with sandbags, but soon concrete slabs would be brought in and electricity would be supplied.
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