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Ukraine 'disbands elite Berkut anti-riot police'
Source: BBC News
Ukraine's acting interior minister has said the elite Berkut police unit, blamed for the deaths of protesters, has been disbanded.
It is unclear what will happen to Berkut officers but Arsen Avakov said more details would be given in a briefing on Thursday.
The unit had 4,000-5,000 members stationed across Ukraine.
Meanwhile, there are continuing international divisions over the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych.
On Wednesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on other countries to condemn "nationalist and neo-fascist" sentiment in western Ukraine.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26350088