![Massive anti-Maidan rallies grip eastern Ukraine as residents demand referendum Massive anti-Maidan rallies grip eastern Ukraine as residents demand referendum](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/s1-310x168.jpg)
Rallies have swept eastern Ukraine, with residents protesting against Kievâs coup-imposed government and demanding a referendum to decide on the future of the region. Thousands took to the streets in Kharkov, Donetsk, Lugansk, and Odessa on Sunday.