Reporter Gets Manhandled, Robbed, Chased-Off at Gunpoint by Russians on MAINLAND Ukriane (video)

Reaganite Republican ^ | 13 March 2014 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

 

At the new de facto border that's developed on actual mainland Ukraine at Chonhar, Kherson Oblast (not Crimea), VICE journalist/correspondent/filmmaker Simon Ostrovsky attempted to take 'the safest way' into Crimea from Ukraine (train/on foot) yesterday, which required passing both Ukrianian and Russian checkpoints...

The Ukrainians were pretty cool, inviting him inside the commander's tank for a brief interview. Although he stated he was of 'Russian blood', the Ukrainian officer made it abundantly clear how little that meant to him in the current confrontation: 'If your are an invader, we will fend off your invasion. It doesn't matter who it is.' He went on to add that 'If I restrain a bandit, do ask him 'Are your Russian'? Of course not.'

Once Ostrovsky crossed the no-man's land between the two sides, the reception at the Russian post was decidedly icy by comparison, where blue-camo, heavily-armed troops restrained and abused them for no apparent reason, shook the pair down down, then sent them running for their lives.

Alas, this is not the first Ukrianian or western correspondent to be chased from Crimea lately, but this time the guy wasn't allowed to enter in the first place- and still got roughed-up. The minute they saw he was a journalist, the Russians were clicking their AK-100s, swearing, threatening, and strong-arming Ostrovsky and the camera man:

The sort of crap attitude displayed above comes right from the top in Russia, -just like pretty much everything else- so apparently Moscow  just doesn't see the need for any outside documentation of the propaganda, FSB agents, and chilling unexplained dissappearances currently being employed in the run-up to Sunday's plebescite.

Gateway Pundit   VICE News    pic: FreePatriot.org

[Reaganite Republican]

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[Dallas59]

I don’t feel anything for him. What did he expect going into a war zone? A parade?

[Reaganite Republican]

Yeah, but these unmarked troops are not just swarming over Crimea -which is still part of Ukraine- but now setting up hostile-to-everybody checkpoints, even planting mines along the new frontier right there on ´mainland Ukraine

Surely newsworthy

[1_Rain_Drop]

Notice the different welcoming characteristics during a difficult time. The Ukrainians were pleasant and rational while the russians were just plain nasty. Maybe they work for TSA.

Maybe the russians were searching the reporter for some vodka.

[1_Rain_Drop]

ROFL, I almost didn’t recognize our dear bozo. he looks good!

[Vendome]

Two things:

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1)..Kewel Exoerience
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2)..When did we get the ability to embed YouTube?