Photos From The Ukraine Civil War: Casualties Reported In City Of Lugansk After Fighter Jet Attack -- Zero Hedge
Considering that even German publication Spiegel is now reporting that that "Vladimir Putin has won the propaganda war over Ukraine and the West is divided", it is hardly surprising that western coverage of the Ukraine civil war has ground to a halt: without a coherent agenda, the western propaganda machine is unsure of just what the right angle is in its coverage of Ukraine events, which is why as in the case of last summer's Syrian conflict coverage, the "free media" has simply decided to push back events in east Ukraine to the page 8, if cover it at all.
Unfortunately, for the locals in the separatist regions, while the west may now chose to simply close its eyes to the consequences of its intervention the civil war is all too real and deadly: as RIA reports, there were multiple casualties after a fighter jet attack struck the eastern city of Luhansk. "The assault was followed by heavy gunfire on the ground, causing panic among civilians." RT has more:
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My Comment: There are reports of skirmishes throughout the region. As for the Ukraine military .... I have been told that they are essentially isolated in their bases and at a few check-points .... they are rarely (if ever) venturing out.
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Just curious...was the RT report about 80 Ukrainians from one of those bases surrendering ever verified? I never saw a corroborating report. Also, the pro-Russians keep calling their opponents Right Sector units. Is this pure exaggeration or are there such things? I have heard the Right Sector was subsumed into the national guard but information in English is scarce. Thank you.
There are some Right Sector nationalists involved .... but the military units involved are militia from the western part of the country, some in the east, regular army, conscripts, etc.. There are also many Russian-Ukrainians in the military .... and I can only assume that they are not happy with what is happening.
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