And so the schism has begun:
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Ivano-Frankivsk regional council in western Ukraine passes a vote of no-confidence in President Yanukovych designating him an "illegitimate head of state", the UNIAN news agency reports.
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And the police have been given permission to use firearms:
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More on Acting Interior Minister Zakharchenko's decision to allow police to use firearms. "I signed an order and police have been given combat weapons, which will be used in accordance with the law," he says in a statement published on the ministry website, Reuters reports.
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Current flashpoint areas, either captured by protesters or being contested:
