As if the Internet was not enough...

As of today, April 27th, pro-russian have seized control of a state television headquarters in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk. It was done by four separatists wearing masks, weapons and shields, who were backed up by ten others standing nearby. 15 police officers, who had been called on the scene, chose not to intervene, judging it pointless. The purpose of the 14 separatists was to take the station off the air and broadcast a Kremlin-based station instead. Donetsk is a hotspot for Ukrainians authorities right now, since citizens have proclaimed the existence of the Donetsk People's Republic (obviously pro-Russian), which already controls the governor's office and the city hall. Earlier today, a crowd of about 400 persons was surrounding the building, shouting things like " Referendum!" and "Russia!". With the Russian government now being in power of VK, with control over blogs, this new move from Russian sbires to control television stations shows once again the Russian plan to isolate its population from the outside world and thus render it easier to control.

Source: The Irish Times