Ukraine Retakes Airbase From Unmarked Russian Speaking Militia

On Tuesday, Ukraine sent in promised troops to end occupations of buildings by protesters and unmarked militias, in the eastern part of the country.

The unmarked, Russian speaking militias joined protesters in seizing mostly police stations, over the past week.

Ukrainian troops began their operation by ending the siege around one of their air bases, in Kramatorsk.

During the siege, militia forces had not entered the base, but had fired shots in the air when airplanes came near.

The government has been slow about responding to the threats, worried about the nearly fifty thousand Russian forces just across the border.

They fear that committing their troops could lead to a Russian invasion, which Russia has said would be to "ensure peace" in their smaller neighbor.