Kiev's army has turned Slavyansk into a prison for its inhabitants.

[Comrade Grumpy]

13. How about the Guardian: "Ukraine Forces Surround Slavyansk After Bloody Clashes"

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/06/ukrainian-forces-surround-slavyansk-clashes

Two rings of Ukrainian military barricades and checkpoints surround the rebel stronghold of Slavyansk a day after the city's bloodiest clashes so far between government forces and the pro-Russia militia.

Tensions continued to simmer in the city, where at least one person was stretchered away after a car broke through a militia checkpoint around midday on Tuesday and gunfire was heard in the city centre.

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Dozens are feared to have been killed in Monday's gun battle – the first clashes in a civilian area since the Ukrainian interim government launched the "active" phase of its effort to oust pro-Russia militia from the east of the country.

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Several residents told the Guardian that after the recent clashes, they were ready to join the pro-Russia rebels. "If this goes on, then what choice does a man have other than to stand up, to defend his wife, his family, his city?" said 58-year-old Vladimir. "Our grandfathers fought the fascists from '41 to '45 and won. We will follow in their footsteps."

One of the local militia commanders told the Guardian that hundreds of men were signing up to join their ranks. "We can't even accept them all because we don't have enough weapons, for now," he said.

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This doesn't say they won't let anybody leave, but they do have the city surrounded.