Kiev blames Russia for German cyber attack

Ukraine's prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility.

The attack on Wednesday took place before Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was due to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The Russian group demanded Berlin end support for the Ukrainian government.

Gunmen seize east Ukraine security buildings

Ukraine has dispatched special forces in response to the seizure of a police station in a small eastern town, while tensions in the country's Russian-speaking regions intensify.

The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said about 15 unidentified armed men, who were wearing camouflage clothing and balaclavas, stormed the building in Slovyansk on Saturday. The town is about 90km south of Donetsk, where pro-Russian protesters briefly took over the prosecutor's office, before riot police arrived. 

Russia Hurries to Issue Passports for Ukraine’s Former Riot Police

MOSCOW, February 28 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday it has ordered its consulate in Crimea to speed up the issuance of passports and citizenship to members of Ukraine’s elite Berkut riot police.
“The Russian consulate in Simferopol has been instructed to take all necessary measures to start issuing Russian passports to officers of the Berkut unit,” the ministry said in its Facebook blog.
The new authorities in Kiev have disbanded the Berkut following last week’s deadly clashes between riot police and anti-government protestors that left 88 people dead and injured hundreds before Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych fled the capital.