Ukraine Opens Talks with Russia; Bombing of Slavyansk Continues Anyway

FinanceTownhall.com ^ | June 9, 2014 | Mike Shedlock

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Refugees sit in a bus, leaving Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 9, 2014 after a mortar attack by Ukrainian government forces

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Those who cannot be bused directly are taking shelters in their basements...

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Update from Strelkov (rebel commander in Slovyansk), via the South Front Facebook page:

“At 5.30 the Ukrainian army was bombing Semenovka under the cover of a civilian transport plane - SU joined behind it, then came out, threw a bomb and hid again. Another civilian object has been broken.

At around 9 am – there was a short but intensive bombardment from Karachun Mount on the settlement of Artem. Two civilians were killed and one was wounded. There was a direct fire from mortars.
Again, Ukrainian army is pulling the forces from Izum to us. Snipers from Karachun have activated. The city is almost without mobile communication. Internet works only partially here and there. There is still no water supply.

Yesterday Avakov allegedly proposed a “humanitarian truce” near Slavyansk and a “green corridor”. It seems the shelling and bombing must have demonstrated the “peacefulness”. Well, we had no illusions anyway...”

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“Meanwhile McCain, (Obama’s lapdog) moves in on Belarius to stop the SouthStream”

Moves on where ? LOL ! You’re a joke.