Ukraine crisis: deadline to withdraw from eastern cities passes

Ukrainian acting president Oleksander Turchinov has given pro-Russian separatists in the eastern city of Slaviansk at deadline of 0600 GMT to lay down their weapons, with a threat of a dawn attack if the deadline is not met 4.13pm AEST The deadline has now past and Reuters report that there are no signs of separatist rebels in Slaviansk complying with the order to lay down arms. 4.08pm AEST