Posted on 04/15/2014 7:13:20 AM PDT by kronos77
Ukrainian troops are storming an airfield in the eastern city of Kramatorsk, said anti-Maidan activists as cited by RIA Novosti. The activists added that several people were injured.
Ukrainian troops approached the military airfield in armored personnel carriers between the eastern cities of Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, the people’s militia located at the airfield told RIA Novosti on the phone.
“They started negotiating with the people’s militia, which is in control of the airfield. The shooting started unexpectedly. There are injured among the people’s militia, and there may be deaths,” they said.
Other members of the militia have blocked the entrance to Kramatorsk and are ready to defend the city, the activists added.
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At the same time, the eastern city of Slavyansk is being raided by Ukrainian troops, the head of the Donbass people’s militia, Sergey Tsyplakov, told RIA Novosti.
“Currently there is a major attack on Slavyansk, armored personnel vehicles are entering the city… there are many troops. The men are getting ready to defend [the city],” he said.
In turn, the Ukrainian media, quoting the Ministry of Defense, announced a special operation in Kramatorsk on Tuesday. However, they provided no further details.
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We'll see who comes to get their sons and husbands back. A few casualties shipped back to Mother Russia might have a sobering effect on the Russian People.
There is not a single black in America that was “brought in chains”. The last one died generations ago.
Further, the vast majority of current blacks in the US are descended from immigrants who willingly came to this country.
This “Russians should go back to Russia” meme is the precursor to ethnic cleansing . Start that in Ukraine and you will really see what Russia will do.
No. We did our best fighting in 1999 when 19 NATO countries including Clintonian US attacked and Serbs held out for 78 days. Now, that was a fight.
Yannis Koutsomitis 2m
Automatic weapons just fired here at the airbase in Kramatorsk. Ukrainian soldiers telling the 300+ to back off
Do you really believe that the armed military attired people occupying the government buildings are citizens of the Ukraine?
Yes, they are. As you may see the video:
Local citizens confronting Kiev regime troops, video shot today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EmcArAcgJc
So had I. Ditto on Nuts.
“If they’re black separatists, like the black panthers, yes. It’s totally reasonable. Obey the laws of your nation. Otherwise go home to the one you claim.”
Actually, that kind are Black SUPREMACISTS!
These Ukraine citizens of Russian ancestry are being persecuted by the current Kiev strongmen that took over the country. They have no legitimacy to do what they are doing, and are guilty of international war crimes for launching military strikes against Ukraine citizens.
The Administration they replaced came to power as a result of a nationwide election, not a violent overthrow of just one city. That previous Admin did not launch military attacks, yet they were “oppressive”. This new gang leader has cobbled together a mercenary force of foreign and domestic fighters and set them on the country’s citizens. This is progress?
At this rate there will be Russian tanks in Kiev by Easter, I guess this is what you want.
Sorry, but that is not true. Ukraine and EU never had signed an agreement. Yanokovich tried to renegotiate the terms of the agreement to be signed, but the EU refused, and so he declined the deal.
What is also lost in the propaganda is that there were definite real conflicting interests between different parts of Ukraine. To put it simply; the western agrarian part of Ukraine, and Kiev with its central administration would have gained from a deal with EU. The eastern industrialized part of Ukraine would have lost economically, at least in the short and medium long run. And that would have been the case even without a Russian customs barrier. (There are several papers, also from EU funded researchers showing this.)
As per the plan Russia will now invade to save pro-Russian patriots besieged by Ukrainian fascist nationalists. All after it was Russian bullets that killed Ukrainians in Kiev forcing the Ukrainian President to flee.
Yes, they are. As you may see the video:
Local citizens confronting Kiev regime troops, video shot today:
Now you are just lying. There is video from the weekend of coordinated military assaults in Ukraine. Multiple cities and professionally executed.
You can be willful blind but only true believers are buying what you are selling.
I'd sure like documentation of that, please.
It ain’t going to be as easy the second time.
Russian tanks are coming in no matter what, unless the west steps in.
There’s no right side, I’m simply pointing out that the Russians there are not acting reasonably either, seizing lands, and airports etc is not a way to exist peacefully.
Last time I was in the area in 2000, everyone spoke Russian even in Kiev.
Nope, that’s mostly ex-slave blood. Given that, the US slavery scene was hardly a one-dimensional one.
Setting aside the issue of the legitimacy of Yanukovych’s election (only because it’s a red herring), what did Yanukovych do to make all those protestors mad? What’s the Russian point of view?
TWEET:
“Confirmed air strikes on Slavyansk airport.”
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