Ukrainian Army Assumes the Offensive, Moves to Donetsk
05.05.2014 11:57
pravda.ru
The Ukrainian army attacked checkpoints of defense forces around the perimeter of the town of Slavyansk. Combat action is underway.
A representative of the town defense headquarters said that five volunteers were seriously injured. According to him, the Ukrainian troops are trying to blockade the town.
"We have been taken in a tight circle, many shops are closed because there is no food, they have nothing to sell," he said.
The Ukrainian military, moving on four armoured vehicles, opened fire at a checkpoint in the village of Kostantinovka and advanced in the direction of Donetsk, said activists of the People's Republic of Donetsk.
On May 4 at night, the military drove into the city. Armoured vehicles were also seen in the area of the village of Novoselovka; snipers were spotted near the Konstantinovka TV tower," the militia.
According to preliminary data, there were unarmed civilians at the checkpoint, which the Ukrainian military attacked. A spokesman for the People's Republic of Donetsk said that "all of Konstantinovka is on fire, four APCs of the National Guards are heading towards Donetsk."
Slavyansk self-defense forces shoot down Mi-24 chopper
05.05.2014 | Source: Pravda.Ru
On the outskirts of Slavyansk, the Donetsk region, self-defense forces show down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The helicopter was shot down during a combat mission.
The pilots survived.
The helicopter crashed into the river. The chopper was shot down from a heavy machine gun.
The supporters of federalization in the east have already shot down helicopters before, by using portable missiles. Thus, on April 25th, a Mi-8 helicopter and an An-2 aircraft were destroyed during an attack of the airport of Kramatorsk.
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pravda.ru
The Ukrainian army attacked checkpoints of defense forces around the perimeter of the town of Slavyansk. Combat action is underway.
A representative of the town defense headquarters said that five volunteers were seriously injured. According to him, the Ukrainian troops are trying to blockade the town.
"We have been taken in a tight circle, many shops are closed because there is no food, they have nothing to sell," he said.
The Ukrainian military, moving on four armoured vehicles, opened fire at a checkpoint in the village of Kostantinovka and advanced in the direction of Donetsk, said activists of the People's Republic of Donetsk.
On May 4 at night, the military drove into the city. Armoured vehicles were also seen in the area of the village of Novoselovka; snipers were spotted near the Konstantinovka TV tower," the militia.
According to preliminary data, there were unarmed civilians at the checkpoint, which the Ukrainian military attacked. A spokesman for the People's Republic of Donetsk said that "all of Konstantinovka is on fire, four APCs of the National Guards are heading towards Donetsk."
Slavyansk self-defense forces shoot down Mi-24 chopper
05.05.2014 | Source: Pravda.Ru
On the outskirts of Slavyansk, the Donetsk region, self-defense forces show down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The helicopter was shot down during a combat mission.
The pilots survived.
The helicopter crashed into the river. The chopper was shot down from a heavy machine gun.
The supporters of federalization in the east have already shot down helicopters before, by using portable missiles. Thus, on April 25th, a Mi-8 helicopter and an An-2 aircraft were destroyed during an attack of the airport of Kramatorsk.
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