Posted on 05/07/2014 7:59:49 AM PDT by Strategy
MOSCOW, May 7 (RIA Novosti) - Ukrainian troops have opened fire with mortars on Russian journalists from the LifeNews channel near the eastern city of Slaviansk, a statement on the broadcaster's website said Wednesday.
"Ukrainian troops opened massed intense fire on Russian reporters in Donetsk region," the statement said.
"Minutes before the mortar attack [reporter] Alexei Kazannikov informed us that not far from the roadblock Ukrainian troops had camouflaged several Grad rocket systems. Reports were coming about Kiev planning to use multiple rocket launchers against self-defense forces," the statement added.
(Excerpt) Read more at en.ria.ru ...
As if journalists in the scheme of things were any more worthwhile that a common citizen with no outlet to the world.
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