Six troops carriers enter eastern Ukraine town bearing Russian flag

Six armoured personnel carriers entered the eastern Ukrainian town of Slaviansk, on Wednesday with the lead vehicle bearing the Russian flag, a Reuters eyewitness said.

Several armed men, who wore mismatched battle fatigues and appeared to be pro-Russian activists, sat atop each of the vehicles. The vehicles stopped outside the town's city hall which is occupied by separatists.

(Reporting by Thomas Grove; Writing By Richard Balmforth)