Ukraine Poised To try To Reclaim Donetsk, Its Military Says -- Washington Post
KIEV, Ukraine — Government troops were engaged in a pitched battle with rebels on Saturday just outside the separatist bastion of Donetsk and plan to advance next into the city that has been at the heart of the pro-Russian insurgency.
If the army succeeds in retaking Horlivka, a city of almost 300,000 people where fighting was fierce Saturday, they will be within a few miles of Donetsk. Rebels have held sway there since the spring, ruling what they call the Donetsk People’s Republic. Cars created roadblocks out of town Saturday, and the railway station was packed with people desperate to board the next train out.
The military already has ousted rebels from 10 surrounding villages and towns over the past week and blocked roads into and out of Donetsk to prevent supplies from entering the city, according to Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Security and Defense Council.
“The next one will be Donetsk,” Lysenko said, making a bold prediction: “The city will be liberated.”
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2 comments:
WNU,
I just ran across this and I think it is instructive:
http://charlescrawford.biz/2014/07/26/putin-sends-a-message/
Yup .... that's Putin unscripted. Thanks for the link.
But here is the scary part .... Putin is actually mild when compared to others.
James .... now you know why I am so forceful in opposing Western intervention in Ukraine .... it is a road that we should not even be on because it will bring out the worse in Russia .... and when that anger comes out I know the West is not ready to confront it .... especially when one looks at who is sitting in the White House right now.
The possibility of miscalculation is incredibly high now .... and with the White House now goading the Russians with sanctions and possible asset seizures .... blow back will be all but assured .... starting with eastern Ukraine.
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