Military Observers Taken Hostage, Ukraine Says -- Wall Street Journal
Interior Ministry Says Talks With Pro-Russian Forces Ongoing
Pro-Russian militants took a group of military observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe hostage Friday, Ukrainian authorities said, signaling that the security situation in already tense eastern Ukraine was deteriorating.
The incident came as Kiev refocused its military operation in the region on isolating separatist insurgents rather than confronting them head-on and risking civilian casualties. The day before, Ukrainian soldiers killed several militants and Russia mobilized a large-scale military exercise on the border.
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More News On Reports That OSCE Monitors Have Been Kidnapped By Pro-Russian Forces In Ukraine
OSCE observers 'seized' by separatists in Ukraine's east, Kyiv says -- Deutsche Welle
Military Observers Taken Hostage, Ukraine Says -- WSJ
Ukraine Fears OSCE Monitors Could Be Kidnapped -- Voice of America
Ukrainian foreign ministry: OSCE monitors may have been abducted in eastern Ukraine -- UPI
International monitors 'seized' in Ukraine -- Al Jazeera
Ukraine rebel city says holding international observers -- Reuters
Separatist leader in Ukraine city says Kiev 'spy' is in detained OSCE group -- Reuters
OSCE monitors' bus stopped because of Ukrainian military among passengers – people's mayor -- Voice of Russia
My Comment: Before this kidnapping, the OSCE issued what I would call an understatement .... OSCE: Ukraine is 'very unstable' -- Deutsche Welle
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