Three members of Ukraine’s special forces have been captured in the eastern city of Horlivka today. Members of the Alpha ‘anti-terrorism’ unit, they were sent to capture the head of the Horlivka Self-Defense Force.
Instead, they got captured by the very force whose leader they were supposed to be capturing. Horlivka SDF leader Igor Bezier is charged with killing local MP Vladimir Rybak. The three captured soldiers were transferred to Slovyansk, a nearby protester-held city.
The capture of the Alpha troops spread concern across the protester-held region that there may be additional infiltrations by the Ukrainian military, which has been order by the interim government to “liquidate” the protesters.
The protesters continue to secure territory across two provinces along the Russian border, the Luhansk Province and the Donetsk Province. Today, protesters forced their way into the state TV station in Donetsk and captured the building. They say that they intend to stop the rebroadcast of Ukrainian state media and replace it with a Russian-language station more friendly to their movement.
Horvika Self-Defence Force? Doesn't sound much like peaceful citizens making a legitimate protest! And the more the thing turns into a Crimea-style land grab, the more Putin is discredited. He claims he can't even control these people! Not much of a President!
Thus spoke Blowhard
Thus spoke Blowhard.
Cold War is over, limpdick. Crimea voted for accession to Russia, there was much impromptu celebration…ah the other posters are right, I'm just wasting my time here.
Once upon a time, patriotic Americans believed that a government was only legitimate if it had the just consent of the governed. And that people had a fundamental right to chose and erect the form of government that they felt best to effect their safety and happiness. Its sad to see that America today denies and attacks the very fundamental principals upon which this country was founded.
Don't forget that Yanukovych was elected by a majority of Ukrainians over Timoshenko in the last election. These are the regions and the people who voted for Yanukovych and were the majority in the last election.
We saw in this country for instance how people felt when Bush was appointed President over the choice of the majority in Al Gore. Would any sane person tried to say that the protests that erupted later, and required a riot police attack to clear the inaguration route (not shown on TV) were somehow all just due to foreign ajitators from Russia trying to stir up trouble? No, of course not.
These people are the majority who just had their democratically elected President overthrown by Ms. ^#$^ the EU Nuland and $5 billion of our taxpayer dollars. And it doesn't matter how much Goebbels-like propaganda you want to spew out, People aren't being fooled. The polls show what, about 70% saying America shouldn't be involved.
The "land grab" was done by US/NATO in February of this year by mobilising fascists and Neo Nazi thugs of the Svoboda party tho overthrow a legitimately elected government. The previous responder is Belphegor is better informed. The Crimea secession was a peaceful affair, not a shot fired and thousands of jubilant flag waving people. Compare that with the Maiden coup d'état. For YouTube records visit Contraviews. http://www.contraviewing.blogspot.com