eastern ukraine
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The Human Price of Neocon Havoc By Robert Parry
Exclusive: Neocons are the “masters of chaos” as they destabilize disfavored governments around the world. But real people pay the price as we’ve seen with Israel’s slaughter of four boys on a Gaza beach and an apparent shoot-down of a Malaysian airliner over war-torn Ukraine, writes Robert Parry. Continue reading
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Igor Strelkov on the Field of Battles: Giving Orders and Interviews
[I don’t know how accurate these situation reports from the Eastern Ukraine are, but they make interesting reading. I wonder also, how much is down to the translation as they come across more like prose than journalism? But most surprising of all is the fact that the ‘rebels’, ‘separatists’, or ‘federalists’, take your pick, might… Continue reading
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Open letter to Russian People, July 7, 2014
This letter must stand on its own. It was written by the collective of publishers of Vineyardsaker.fr and Vineyardsaker.ru and published on the respective websites, as well as by the Vineyard Saker on his original blog The Vineyard of the Saker. I support The Vineyard Saker implicitly in his initiatives and collaborate with him in… Continue reading
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Ukrainian Army General Speaks His Mind, July 7th, 2014 – “Strelkov’s Operational Freedom”
The author of this letter is a Ukrainian army general. He is considered to be one of the most capable ones in Ukrainian armed forces. In general, he is loyal to any government, but he is in shock from what is happening. He has no direct involvement in the punitive operation, which makes him very… Continue reading
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Militiamen said on preparation of Kyiv provocations
In Slavyansk shovel out the graves of the Ukrainian military, and Ukrainian media are preparing a report about “atrocities” militias that are going to give killing of civilians under the control of the Kiev troops, said the militia. Continue reading
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US-backed regime retakes Slavyansk, threatens bloodbath in eastern Ukraine By Alex Lantier
Amid a virtual blackout in the American [and British] media, Ukrainian regime forces are now threatening a bloodbath as they march on the major cities of southeastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Lugansk. “The main strategic plan of the Ukrainian army is to besiege Lugansk and Donetsk,” Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Deputy Secretary Mikhail Koval… Continue reading
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Video: Up to 100 killed in Kiev military op, Donetsk E. Ukraine – anti-govt forces
“We’ve lost more than 50 self-defense fighters,” Boroday said, as cited by RIA Novosti. “Many of the casualties are a result of two Kamaz trucks having been shelled by the Ukrainian army. The trucks were driving the wounded from the battlefield near the airport. Around 15 people died there.” Continue reading
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Ukrainian Soldiers Killed by Neo-Nazi for Refusing to Fire at Own People By Olga Shedrova
The «anti-terrorist operation» announced by the Kiev-based regime to quell the protests in the south-eastern parts of Ukraine is unpopular in the army. The local police units in the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov and other south-eastern cities refused to take action after the administrative buildings were captured by Donbass protesters. In response acting Minister of Internal… Continue reading