What is happening with Russia and Ukraine now?

Spring mobilization began in Ukraine, Poroshenko says the conscripts will not be sent to the ATO zone:

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Channel 112.ua reports that seventeen thousand deserters and draft dodgers have been prosecuted.

The rebels are asking Barack Obama to send more stuff to Ukraine, as they find the night vision goggles and other United States made equipment they captured from Ukrainian army very useful:

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Right Sector goons tried to vandalize a casino in Odessa for protection money, but the administration, the guards and the regulars of the casino have beaten them to a pulp and kicked them out (NSFW):

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Ukraine media reports that "the terrorists have restored the trainyards in Debaltsevo in 12 days".

Earlier they reported that the terrorists destroyed the railroads and transformed the area into "moon surface".

 

A video was uploaded to YouTube, featuring a group of young men claiming to be from ДШРГ "Русич" (Diversionary Assault Reconnaissance Group "Rusich"; Русич is a term used to describe inhabitants of the Kievan Rus'), which is part of the Novorossiya Armed Forces. In the video, the three masked people say they are responsible for the murder of Boris Nemtsov which was carried out because he was pro-West. They also warn of more murders against opponents of Russia to come. Video below.

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ДШРГ "Русич" use the słoneczko (Polish for "little sun") in their logo. It is more widely known as коловрат (kolovrat) in Russian. It was found in Polish artist Stanisław Jakubowski's collection of Early Slavic motifs published in 1923. Jakubowski claimed he found it engraved on wooden columns near the resting places of ancient Slavs, representing eternal life and of course the sun - a symbol of the Slavic pagan native faith. Since then, it has been mostly appropriated by Russian neo-Nazis who claim it is a symbol exclusive to the East Slavic peoples. Image of the ДШРГ "Русич" badge featured below.



As you can see, their nickname Русич on top, below it are the Russian imperial colours and of course the słoneczko, which Russian Nazis have stained with their filth irreversibly just as the NSDAP stained the ancient symbol of the swastika during WWII. Anyway, ДШРГ "Русич" are another perfect example that shows fascists are present on the self-proclaimed "anti-fascist" side of the conflict as well. Was that video actually made by the fucktards from ДШРГ "Русич" though? Them arms look mighty lanky for a soldier... then again, like half of the people fighting for Novorossiya are kids who have never held a gun in their hands before this war. Same can be said for many in Ukraine's "National Guard". Still, it does stink of a Ukrainian provocation. It doesn't really matter though, the Ukrainian and Russian far right are very similar to each other and they're all scum. Both camps are capable of murdering opponents and even allies if it gets them closer towards achieving a particular goal.

 

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A chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeriya Hontareva booed in the Parliament by Lyashko's people:

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A punisher batallion commander's car was blown up in Kharkiv, Yangolenko and his wife are in hospital:

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Novorossia factory restoring armored vehicles recovered from Debaltsevo:

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Ukraine forces plant explosives on bridges to Crimea:

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Workers from eight mines in Lwiw went on strike because they are not getting paid:

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Terrorists have restored bakery plants in Debaltsevo and Gorlovka:

 

An attempt to do an unbiased report on Ukraine and present several points of view from Italian reporters:

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It was decent and quite convincing until the weird pro-Russian ending out of nowhere.

 

Ukrainian media reports that Poland will not send any weapons to them. Tomasz Siemoniak, a deputy prime minister of Poland, says that Poland is not interested in being dragged into the conflict with Russia.

UA media also reports that minimal wage in EU is five times higher than in Ukraine.

Washington Post reports 272 percent hyperinflation in Ukraine.

 

http://armamentresearch.com/Uploads/Research Report No. 3 - Raising Red Flags.pdf

Interesting publication about the use and the type of weapons and weapon systems in Donbass.

 

Ukrainian media reports that another minister from a Party of Regions decided to off himself in Kiev. Police says he shot himself with a hunting rifle in the forehead and it's clearly a suicide.

Just two weeks ago another minister from the pro-russian political party committed suicide by jumping out of the window of his apartment on the 17th floor in Kiev. The police wants to close the case "because suicide", but his lawyer refuses to comply.

 

Ukrainian media reports that Barack Obama agreed not to send lethal weapons to Ukraine after meeting with Angela Merkel a month ago, referencing an interview with the Germany’s ambassador to the United States Peter Wittig by Associated Press.

He has been "not excluding this option" for a while now. Looks like he gets a lot of pressure from McCain and wants to "sit on two chairs at once".

 

Interesting "coincidence"... I feel genuinely sorry for all the Ukrainians who expected their mafia government to change after Maidan. Their foreign leaders may be different, but the tactics for dealing with opposition remain the same.

 

Saxon armored cars that Ukraine bought from UK earlier got into a crash near Kiev, one of the drivers died:

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Non-lethal aid my ass.