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dipsydoodle

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12. Ukraine crisis: 15 bodies found after strike on refugee convoy

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2014, 11:57 AM

Aug 2014

Fifteen bodies have so far been recovered from the site of Monday's rocket strike on a refugee convoy of buses and cars in eastern Ukraine, a military spokesman said on Tuesday.

"By 7pm last night we had retrieved 15 bodies … The search continued into the night and is continuing today," the spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said.

Dozens of people, including women and children, were believed to be killed when the convoy carrying refugees was hit by rocket fire near the eastern city of Luhansk.

Government forces and pro-Russia rebels accused each other of the attack on the vehicles, which were evacuating civilians from the towns of Khryaschuvate and Novosvitlivka.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/ukraine-crisis-bodies-found-strike-refugee-convoy

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Rebels Killed Dozens in Attack on Refugees, Ukraine Says [View all] alp227 Aug 2014 OP

Ukraine keeps spewing lies and suckers believe them n/t cosmicone Aug 2014 #1

Just wondering if thats based on fact in this specific case or just opinion? cstanleytech Aug 2014 #2

Prolly because oligarch-putin teevee said so... n/t Amonester Aug 2014 #3

They have a track record newthinking Aug 2014 #4

Of course how could I forget the guilty because of a track record !!!!! cstanleytech Aug 2014 #6

the Kiev neo Nazis Billy Budd Aug 2014 #5

Out of curiosity, how long do you think that transcript would be karynnj Aug 2014 #21

the transcript of the whole flight Billy Budd Aug 2014 #26

Ukraine has perpetuated lies from the get go cosmicone Aug 2014 #13

+1 for paying attention newthinking Aug 2014 #16

Why would Ukraine move civilians towards known refugee camps & fire on their own refugee convoy? Sunlei Aug 2014 #8

Why have they shelled water and sanitation and for many months newthinking Aug 2014 #17

humanitarian corridors? there's only one road along that whole border trucks can drive on. Sunlei Aug 2014 #18

Anyone who has spend energy researching the truth newthinking Aug 2014 #19

Victoria Shilova - Ukrainian MP speaks out about the truth newthinking Aug 2014 #20

How can you tell a Ukraine government official is lying? MattSh Aug 2014 #15

I mean jamzrockz Aug 2014 #7

+1 n/t cosmicone Aug 2014 #14

time line is off by days - those claims were days ago - this very recent ny karynnj Aug 2014 #22

They said they destroyed a Russian "humanitarian" convoy. Igel Aug 2014 #23

Ridiculous. So the Separatists killed family and friends escaping back ballyhoo Aug 2014 #9

Doesn't make any sense, does it? LisaL Aug 2014 #10

No. At least some of the previous stories were somewhat ballyhoo Aug 2014 #11

Why is it ridiculous? Igel Aug 2014 #24

I appreciate your attention to detail, Igel. Unfortunately, ballyhoo Aug 2014 #25

"working with my team" ?? karynnj Aug 2014 #27

Yes. Logical is what we determine seems right based on ballyhoo Aug 2014 #28

Again, who is "we" or "our team" karynnj Aug 2014 #29

I answered "yes" to your first question in your ballyhoo Aug 2014 #30

Almost as crazy as shooting down a passenger jet thinking it was a military transport NickB79 Aug 2014 #31

I say the plane was machine-gunned by either ballyhoo Aug 2014 #32

Ukraine crisis: 15 bodies found after strike on refugee convoy dipsydoodle Aug 2014 #12