The war between the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) and the Russian terrorists continues and has moved uptown so to speak.
No one (except maybe the Kremlin) are pretending there are no Russians in eastern Ukraine. There are estimated to be some 4500 experienced Russian fighters in Donetsk and Luhansk. They are led by Russians. The self proclaimed whatever of the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is a Russian propaganda specialist from Moscow. These guys are stepping up the pressure on the local citizens as well
Finally Ukraine is going to lock down the border, 3 months too late. I read somewhere the reason they hadn't so far was that it was too profitable for too many Ukrainian Deputies smuggling stuff including arms to and from Russia. give you an idea of what we are up against.
The Vostok Battalion has been recreated though most likely unofficially and well armed. It is about 80% Russian nationalists of which a good percentage are Chechens with a lot of experience in combating terrorism with terrorism. A few days ago, the Vostok Battalion took over the Admin Building in Donetsk and turfed the ragtag band of local losers who were pretending to govern. It is no longer a local fight at all, though likely 20% of the fighters are still locals, with 10% fighting for money and 10% revolutionary dreamers. There is a good interview HERE with the commander of the Volunteer Donbas Battalion which is part of the Ukrainian National Guard.
A couple of bases in Luhansk have fallen to the terrorists who have been attacking several hundred at a time. They like to take shelter in hospitals, schools and residential areas and not let civilians leave. Human shields hamper the activities of the ATO, obviously. And civilian deaths are worth a fortune in propaganda value to Russia. Russia paints the ATO as Nazi terrorists wantonly slaughtering peaceful unarmed civilian protesters.
Here are three articles that give you an idea of how peaceful these terrorists are:
ONE, TWO, THREE. Attacking Christians of several denominations, shutting down all freedom of the press and refusing to allow refugees to leave. A couple more: FOUR and FIVE , the Chechens and kidnapping. And here is a new one. $1000 USD per adult and $500 per child to be allowed to leave Kramatorsk. Do you suppose the idiots in eastern Ukraine are having second thoughts about this Russia, Russia, Russia thing? Not likely as there were not many of them to start with but propaganda and street thugs go a long way.
Russian propaganda is embarrassing to everyone but Russians, I guess. THIS link is in German but the pictures posted are in English. They have been stealing pictures and video from all over the world and presenting it as though it were in Ukraine. Why do people believe this stuff? Well, remember there are people who believe everything they see and hear on FOX News or from Alex Jones, and if that is all you are allowed and are bombarded with it day and night...
If there are any military readers of this blog, take a look at these two links regarding an explosion in Luhansk which killed a number of civilians. The Russians are wetting themselves because it "proves" ATO are deliberately killing civilians, others are less certain that it was not a false flag operation. I don't have a clue about either explanation from these videos.
http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/06/03/an-analysis-of-events-in-lugansk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUIkwe6PF4&feature=youtu.be
No one (except maybe the Kremlin) are pretending there are no Russians in eastern Ukraine. There are estimated to be some 4500 experienced Russian fighters in Donetsk and Luhansk. They are led by Russians. The self proclaimed whatever of the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic is a Russian propaganda specialist from Moscow. These guys are stepping up the pressure on the local citizens as well
Finally Ukraine is going to lock down the border, 3 months too late. I read somewhere the reason they hadn't so far was that it was too profitable for too many Ukrainian Deputies smuggling stuff including arms to and from Russia. give you an idea of what we are up against.
The Vostok Battalion has been recreated though most likely unofficially and well armed. It is about 80% Russian nationalists of which a good percentage are Chechens with a lot of experience in combating terrorism with terrorism. A few days ago, the Vostok Battalion took over the Admin Building in Donetsk and turfed the ragtag band of local losers who were pretending to govern. It is no longer a local fight at all, though likely 20% of the fighters are still locals, with 10% fighting for money and 10% revolutionary dreamers. There is a good interview HERE with the commander of the Volunteer Donbas Battalion which is part of the Ukrainian National Guard.
A couple of bases in Luhansk have fallen to the terrorists who have been attacking several hundred at a time. They like to take shelter in hospitals, schools and residential areas and not let civilians leave. Human shields hamper the activities of the ATO, obviously. And civilian deaths are worth a fortune in propaganda value to Russia. Russia paints the ATO as Nazi terrorists wantonly slaughtering peaceful unarmed civilian protesters.
Here are three articles that give you an idea of how peaceful these terrorists are:
ONE, TWO, THREE. Attacking Christians of several denominations, shutting down all freedom of the press and refusing to allow refugees to leave. A couple more: FOUR and FIVE , the Chechens and kidnapping. And here is a new one. $1000 USD per adult and $500 per child to be allowed to leave Kramatorsk. Do you suppose the idiots in eastern Ukraine are having second thoughts about this Russia, Russia, Russia thing? Not likely as there were not many of them to start with but propaganda and street thugs go a long way.
Russian propaganda is embarrassing to everyone but Russians, I guess. THIS link is in German but the pictures posted are in English. They have been stealing pictures and video from all over the world and presenting it as though it were in Ukraine. Why do people believe this stuff? Well, remember there are people who believe everything they see and hear on FOX News or from Alex Jones, and if that is all you are allowed and are bombarded with it day and night...
If there are any military readers of this blog, take a look at these two links regarding an explosion in Luhansk which killed a number of civilians. The Russians are wetting themselves because it "proves" ATO are deliberately killing civilians, others are less certain that it was not a false flag operation. I don't have a clue about either explanation from these videos.
http://euromaidanpr.com/2014/06/03/an-analysis-of-events-in-lugansk/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJUIkwe6PF4&feature=youtu.be
Canadian press has apparently lost interest in the situation in the Ukraine, at least for the time being. Thanks for the update, however grim.
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