People in eastern Ukraine are waiting to see if action will be taken against pro-Russian militants occupying government buildings in the region.

A deadline to end their action passed at 7 o'clock Irish time this morning, and Ukraine's acting president had promised a 'full-scale anti-terrorist operation' if they didn't leave.

At a UN Security Council meeting overnight, Russia was accused of artificially creating the crisis, but Moscow called on Ukraine to start 'genuine dialogue' over the issue.

Gulliver Cragg from the France 24 news is in Donetsk - he says tensions escalated in Crimea when one soldier was killed, and already 3 special forces have been shot dead in there: