Ukrainian government forces say they have reclaimed a television tower as they continue efforts to suppress pro-Russian activists in the east of the country.
Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on his Facebook page that armed forces and the National Guard had launched the raid in Kramatorsk at dawn.
Insurgents set alight buses in the city on Saturday in an effort to ward off attacks.
A rebel blockade burns in the city of Kramatorsk Russian television claims that 10 people have already died in violence.
Armed personnel carriers were seen driving through Kramatorsk on Saturday but appeared to later return to their airfield base on the edge of the city.
Ukraine's efforts to fight the pro-Russian insurgency has so far concentrated on the nearby stronghold of Slavyansk, where they launched an offensive on Friday and reportedly seized a number of checkpoints.
Separatists in Luhansk have been bolstering barricades, fearing an attack The rebels have seized government buildings in around a dozen cities as they push for autonomy from Ukraine, with some ethnic Russians fearing oppression by the authorities in Kiev and calling on Moscow to intervene.
Ukraine, which was plunged into crisis following the ousting of President Yanukovych in February, says it is fighting "terrorists" who are being encouraged and helped by the Russian regime.
A deadly fire in the southern city of Odessa on Friday pushed tensions to a new high.
A wrecked tanker blocks the road in Kramatorsk At least 31 pro-Russian activists died when a trade union building was petrol-bombed during fighting with groups loyal to Kiev.
Witnesses say some people were overcome by smoke, while others were killed jumping from windows in desperate attempts to escape. Police have been accused of standing by and doing little to prevent the tragedy.
A total of 42 people died in the violence, according to the Interior Ministry.
Flowers at the scene of the deadly fire in Odessa Russia said it was "outraged" and denounced the "criminal irresponsibility" of the pro-Western authorities in Kiev.
Sky News Correspondent Katie Stallard, in Odessa, said people are still bringing flowers to lay outside the building during a second day of official mourning.
"There are real fears about where this goes from here," says Stallard.
"There is already talk of pro-Russian separatists publishing names and contact details of who they say are pro-Ukrainian protesters, who they accuse of being involved in the violence."
Some people died when they jumped from the building Separatists are also gearing up for a government attack in Luhansk, close to the Russian border.
Pro-Russians have been pictured fortifying barricades and have imposed a curfew on the city's population of 400,000.
Ukrainian forces were also killed on Friday when two helicopters were shot down in Slavyansk during the government's operation to take over the checkpoints.
Kiev claims the aircraft were downed by sophisticated rocket launchers, contradicting Russia's repeated claim that it is not secretly helping the separatists.
Russia currently has tens of thousands of troops near Ukraine's border, and Kiev says its neighbouring country is preparing to invade under the pretext of protecting ethnic Russians in the east.
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