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In reply to the discussion: Russian paramilitary leaders in eastern Ukraine caught on tape communicating with Moscow [View all]Igel
(37,535 posts)Political scientists (or commentator) and "piarnyk", which turns out to mean "PR man."
Has pushed dividing up Ukraine for a while.
In othe news, they caught some Russian-speakers from Crimea trying to import something like 1.1 million hr to Ukraine to support the "activsits".
One "lieutenant general", self-professed BTW, turned out to be a former Russian-something turned minor crime boss.
The mayor of Slov'ansk, I believe it was, said that he came home one night and found his wife in possession of a weapon. "They were handing them out." Said that "about" (which may mean 500 or 1250) automatic weapons and/or grenade launchers were handed out. This is before they looted the local military/police for another 400. These "protesters", as opposed to the horrible fascist Nazi "Svobodniks" are peaceful and in need of defense, per Russia.
In many cases, they attack with live fire. In the last few days they've attacked popular defense forces that are pro Ukr in Russian-speaking areas and haven't been so kind with their fellow Russian-speakers Donecchani.
The rockets for a Grad were found loaded on a truck by opposition folk. Nobody could say who, exactly, they belonged to. Perhaps the Ukr military. Perhaps they were stolen left to be found. Perhaps they were imports. Hard to know.
Recent reports are that Sberbank, a Russian clip-blend for "Savings bank" in that characteristically monotone Sovet way of naming things that, unfortunately, Ukraine has retained in full, is the primary funding source. All the fuel, vehicles, weapons, etc., require some money.
Those occupying the Town Council building in Mariupol, in response to the latest violence there, have denied any connection with those occupying the "military base" and call it a "provocation." Please note that these "military bases" aren't large things. Just as most of the US 'military bases' are rather narrowly focused. The Mariupol "military base" for Military Unit 3057 is a "kontrol'no-propusknyi punkt", otherwise known as an "inspection and admittance center" (or some such thing--perhaps "inspection and permit center"
. Don't think "Fort Hood" here. It's not.
And so it