Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Siege of Sloviansk was an operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to recapture the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast from pro-Russian insurgents who had captured it on 12 April 2014. The city was recaptured on 5 July 2014 after shelling from artillery and heavy fighting.On 12 April 2014, as unrest grew in eastern Ukraine following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, masked men in fatigues, armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, captured the city administration building. These men, who claimed to be pro-Russian fighters under the banner of the Donetsk People's Republic, subsequently gained control of the rest of Sloviansk and began to fortify it. In response, the Ukrainian Yatsenyuk Government launched a series of counter-offensives against the insurgents, resulting in a standoff and violent skirmishes. As tensions in the city increased, the insurgents began to take journalists and others captive, instigating a hostage crisis. The Security Service of Ukraine said on 18 April that \"Sloviansk remains the hottest point in the region\". By June, roughly 40% of the city's population had fled. On 5 July, after the insurgents had retreated, Ukrainian authorities retook control of the city."@en }
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- Siege_of_Sloviansk abstract "The Siege of Sloviansk was an operation by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to recapture the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast from pro-Russian insurgents who had captured it on 12 April 2014. The city was recaptured on 5 July 2014 after shelling from artillery and heavy fighting.On 12 April 2014, as unrest grew in eastern Ukraine following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, masked men in fatigues, armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles, captured the city administration building. These men, who claimed to be pro-Russian fighters under the banner of the Donetsk People's Republic, subsequently gained control of the rest of Sloviansk and began to fortify it. In response, the Ukrainian Yatsenyuk Government launched a series of counter-offensives against the insurgents, resulting in a standoff and violent skirmishes. As tensions in the city increased, the insurgents began to take journalists and others captive, instigating a hostage crisis. The Security Service of Ukraine said on 18 April that \"Sloviansk remains the hottest point in the region\". By June, roughly 40% of the city's population had fled. On 5 July, after the insurgents had retreated, Ukrainian authorities retook control of the city.".