Armed pro-Russian separatists look on at a town center in Snizhnye in eastern Ukraine June 12, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov
Betrayal, Desertion Could Mean Execution, Ukraine Rebel Leaders Warn Fighters -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Under growing pressure from a government offensive, the rebel leadership in Ukraine's battle-torn east warned its fighters on Monday that desertion and betrayal could be met by execution.
The warning appeared to signal a growing concern by the leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) over a breakdown of discipline in the fighting ranks as Kiev's military stepped up its offensive.
Apart from being worried about desertions, which the Kiev military says are now telling on rebel ranks, the separatists are also worried about widespread lawlessness.
"It is no secret that we have service personnel who carry out crimes. There are instances of looting and use of violence," Eduard Yakubovsky, the rebel republic's acting prosecutor-general, said in a video released by the rebels.
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My Comment: Most of these rebel-fighters are locals .... so everyone knows everyone else .... specifically .... who is doing what and if they are committing crimes. The problem is with the outsiders .... they have no roots to the community .... hence they do what they want to do.
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