According to the newspaper, there is a large community of Greeks in the east of Ukraine, who have suffered as much as other residents of the region and many of them fled for Russia’s Rostov and Kuban regions.
“Pontic Greeks, who live in Greece, should be concerned with the fate of the Greeks living in Mariupol, which is trapped under the shelling [and other firing] of the Kiev-Lviv punishers,” the paper reported.
It is also noted in the paper that apart from Greeks, two battalions of Serbs and even 25 US citizens are fighting for “traditional human values” alongside militia in southeast Ukraine.
According to earlier reports, within the Vostok Battalion, DPR’s most prominent defense force, are volunteers from Spain, Italy, France, Canada, Russia and Poland.
The former DPR Prime Minister Alexander Borodai stated on his Facebook webpage that volunteers are especially needed to help residents and for the restoration of infrastructure in the region.
Since mid-April the Ukrainian government has been conducting a military operation in the east of Ukraine to suppress independence supporters who refused to acknowledge the new government that came to power after a coup that took place in Ukraine on February 22.
Thousands of civilians have died as a result of the confrontation. Moscow has repeatedly condemned the operation and urged for a ceasefire to prevent further casualties, sending a humanitarian convoy to war-torn eastern Ukraine, delivering about 2,000 tons of humanitarian aid.
Read more: http://indian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_08_27/Greeks-Fighting-Alongside-Donetsk-People-s-Republic-Militia-Reports-3059/
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Donetsk Self-Defense Forces Joined by French Volunteers (Interview) ...
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At least 129 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Donetsk militia...
ReplyDeleteAt least 129 soldiers and fighters of the National Guard of Ukraine surrendered to the militia in the village of Starobeshevo, the Donetsk region.
"In the militia-controlled settlement of Starobeshevo, the Donetsk region, 129 Ukrainian servicemen and National Guard fighters voluntarily surrendered in the morning on August 27," representatives of headquarters of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk told RIA Novosti.
The Ukrainian soldiers laid down their arms and went out to the militias carrying white flags, vesti.ru reports.
According to the militia, during the night battles in the suburbs of Donetsk, the Ukrainian army lost 25 men in killed and wounded. The Ukrainian troops also lost two armored personnel carriers, a tank and an ammunition depot. Militiamen destroyed four Grad multiple rocket launchers, two tanks and two armored vehicles, representatives of the headquarters of the republic said.....................http://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/27-08-2014/128383-ukrainian_soldiers_surrender-0/#.U_3waaPQqt8
27/8/14
I filorussi di Donetsk: pieno controllo sull'intero confine con la Russia...
ReplyDeleteLe autorità separatiste della Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk annunciano di aver preso il pieno controllo di tutto il confine della regione con la Russia.
Secondo un rappresentante del quartier generale delle forze indipendentiste, le forze armate della Repubblica controllano 3 valichi di frontiera lungo il confine tra Ucraina e Russia della regione di Donetsk: "Novoazovsk", "Marinovka" e "Uspenka".
Tuttavia sono ancora in corso combattimenti presso il valico di "Novoazovsk" e in altre zone isolate del confine. "E' ancora presto per annunciare di aver preso la città di Novoazovsk," - ha ammesso il rappresentante delle forze filorusse.
Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_08_27/I-filorussi-di-Donetsk-pieno-controllo-sullintero-confine-con-la-Russia-4750/
27/8/14
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have pushed their way into the port of Novoazovsk, threatening to open up a new front in the war....
ReplyDeleteThe mayor of the town on the Sea of Azov confirmed rebels had entered, as jubilant rebel supporters shared photos of advancing tanks on social media.
Ukrainian forces said they were still in "total control" of the town.
The rebels have been trying for weeks to break out of a near-encirclement further north in Donetsk................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28951319
27/8/14
Russia pressed over fresh fighting...
ReplyDeleteGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has demanded an explanation from Russia's President Vladimir Putin amid reports that Russian troops have launched an incursion into south-east Ukraine.
Ukraine said Russian forces had crossed the border and were supporting separatist attacks.
The US State Department said it suspected a Russian-directed counter-offensive was under way.
Russia has repeatedly denied arming or covertly supporting the rebels.
The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher in Washington says the suspicion is that Moscow is opening a new front to divert Ukrainian forces from the besieged cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, where they have made significant advances against pro-Russian separatists.
However, Denis Pushilin, a rebel leader in Donetsk, told a news conference that Russia was not involved in the current offensive.
"If Russia entered into the war the counter-offensive would already be in Kiev. For now, we do without outside help," he said...................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28961498
28/8/14