Ukraine's
parliament erupted into a brawl yesterday after a decision to send more
reserve soldiers to battle separatists near the Russian border was approved.
Nationalist
and pro-Russian lawmakers were seen swinging at, and wrestling one
another, in scenes more fitting of a bar room brawl than a debating chamber.
Members of the nationalist Svoboda (Freedom) party and politicians from the Party of Regions clashed after 232 deputies voted in favour of the decision - an extension of an earlier plan that had expired.
Fighting
continues in the separatist-controlled Donetsk region of eastern
Ukraine. In the nearby Lukansk region, the national military has
reportedly made some gains against pro-Russian militants, the Moscow Times reported.
This
is not the first time fists have flown in the Ukranian parliament. In
April, a fight broke out after communist leader Petro Symonenko accused nationalists of having surrendered the country to Russia.
The fights
come as tensions continue over the handling of last Thursday's MH17
crisis which claimed 298 lives - including 10 Britons.
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