An agreed-upon Easter truce in eastern Ukraine lasted only a few hours before the single bloodiest incident of the entire conflict over the area, when attackers opened fire on a protester-run checkpoint in Slovyansk, killing six and wounding an unknown number of people.
Exactly what happened is unclear, as Ukraine’s government insists they did not launch the attack. Russia blamed the neo-Nazi Right Sector for the strike, while the Right Sector insisted the allegation was “blasphemous” and that the Russian military “clearly” staged the entire incident to embarrass them.
Ukraine’s government jumped on the bandwagon, embracing the Right Sector’s explanation and insisting the protesters had staged a “cynical provocation” with the support of Russia’s military intelligence.
Though Ukraine’s military apparently had no role in today’s checkpoint attack, they did attempt to invade Slovyansk last week, in an offensive that failed and ended with many troops refusing orders to attack protesters and surrendering without firing a shot.
Probably some locally based Right Sector paramilitary acting irrationally. These filth should be located, arrested and their cases tried in peoples' courts.
Over 40% of the Ukrainian army won't participate on whatever the Kiev government orders might be and the self proclaimed Ukrainian government knows that. The only ones who would attack and kill unarmed Ukrainians are the Neo fascists that brought the Kiev government into power, they simply looking to start a civil war hoping for their kind from rest of Europe to joining them more and more, we know for facts that swedes-Scandinavian nationals are in Ukraine, they are engaged in guarding government facilities where they have established a governing body within the government. NATO-USG loves to see its solders boots on the ground and take over the strategic important of Eastern Europe directly facing Russia which has been the strategy of EU and USG from day one, when Victoria Nuland called upon fascism in Ukraine and said: F…U…C…K EU.
"cynical provocation" –couldn't have someone legitimated by the USg for US consumption using the phrase 'false flag.' (A similar short phrase that's put comments in moderation at AW is quickly seen here: http://www.lairdwilcox.com/tool/order00-01.html#W… ). Else it could enter 'polite conversation' again.
Guessing the attack really was USrael/New Ukraine. It's consistent with, e.g., drone strikes breaking up peace talks during a period you've promised no strikes. USg, for one thing, seems to have elements that like making USg (and possibly others associated –such as this New Ukraine) into liars. Sorta: when in doubt, kill.
The details provided in the linked article from the Hindu Times make it fairly clear who the perpetrators were, the same people who broke the truce with Yanukovych by firing on both police and protesters, the Thug wing of the US installed fascist interim government. The protesters had nothing to gain from breaking the truce. The interim government had a lot to gain from creating the impression that the protesters broke the agreement (a reason to use extreme violence against protesters). Western MSM is once again acting as little more than a USG propaganda machine, parroting whatever lies the War party wants to tell.
The elefant in the room is, of course, by what right the "protestors" have seized the town in the first place and why Putin is threatening to invade if the Ukrainians seek to enforce their laws in their sovereign territory.
Illegitimate governments don't have any right, d pease get a brain, Russia didn't invade, they put extra personnel in Sevastopol. That is like Cuba saying we invaded tem putting more Marines at Guatanamo Bay.