MOSCOW. April 15 (Interfax) - An armed clash broke out on the outskirts of the city of Slaviansk in southeastern Ukraine early on Tuesday morning, a representative of the local self-defense forces has said, adding that armored personnel carriers can be seen moving in the direction of the city.
"The information we are receiving at the moment indicates that a gun battle erupted on the city outskirts. Gunfire and explosions can be heard. Our activists have reported that armored personnel carriers are moving in the direction of the city," the Slaviansk self-defense forces' coordinator, who is known only by his first name Mykhailo, told Interfax on Tuesday.
The activist claims that the village council building is burning in the village of Andreyevka, located near Slaviansk, where gunfire can also be heard.
Mobile units of the self-defense forces are en route to the area in order to establish what has actually happened there, as well as whether anyone has been injured and needs medical care, he said.
Interfax has so far been unable to obtain information from other sources concerning the ongoing events in Slaviansk.